Merchant ship

Merchant ships or merchantmen were vessels used for trade, often galleons or ships of the line. Their purpose determined their category.

Image: "The Book of Old Ships" by Henry Culver & Gordan Grant, 1924

In our database

• Nuestra Señora de Pópulo (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She carried hides and skins, tobacco, dyes, citrus fruits and indigo. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• San Pedro (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She carried coins and eastern ceramics. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• San José & Las Ánimas, aka El Duque (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Cadiz (ESP). She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• Sueco de Arizón (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Cadiz (ESP). She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She carried hides and skins, eastern ceramics, tobacco, silver ingots and dyes. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• Nuestra Señora de las Angustias (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• Nuestra Señora del Rosario, San Francisco Javier & San Antonio de Padua, aka San Francisco (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She carried silver ingots. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• Tres Puentes (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Cadiz (ESP). She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• San Felipe, aka El Terri (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Cadiz (ESP). She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• Nuestra Señora de Belén & San Antonio de Padua, aka El Herrera (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Cadiz (ESP). She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. This ship captained by Luis Herrera carried sugar, silver coins, tobacco, indigo and hides and skins. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• San Fernando (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Cadiz (ESP). She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• San Ignacio (1733)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Cadiz (ESP). She sunk in Florida in 1733 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• Nuestra Señora de Regla, San Francisco Javier y las Ánimas (1715)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1715 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Nueva España Fleet.

• Buen Jesús (1622)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1622 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Tierra Firme Fleet.

• Nuestra Señora de la Consolación (1622)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1622 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Tierra Firme Fleet.

• Unknown Florida 09 (1622)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Spain. She sunk in Florida in 1622 due to a hurricane. She belonged to The Tierra Firme Fleet.

• María Antonieta (1814)

  Merchant ship bound for Havana (CUB) which sunk in The Bahamas in 1814.

• Juneta (1815)

  Merchant ship which departed Havana (CUB) bound for Cadiz (ESP). She sunk in The Bahamas in 1815.

• San Francisco de Paula, aka Orionon (1825)

  Merchant ship bound for Havana (CUB) which sunk in The Bahamas in 1825. Captained by Puchol.