Victoria (ship)

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Victoria was the Spanish carrack that became the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the globe during Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrack
exploration ship
sailing ship
achievement first ship to circumnavigate the globe
armament cannon
countryOfOrigin Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
crewOnReturn 18
departureCountry Spain
departureDate 1519
departurePort Sanlúcar de Barrameda NERFINISHED
Seville NERFINISHED
destinationRegion Moluccas
documentedIn Antonio Pigafetta’s account of Magellan’s voyage
era Age of Discovery
expeditionCommanderAtCompletion Juan Sebastián Elcano
expeditionCommanderAtStart Ferdinand Magellan
firstCircumnavigation yes
flag Spanish flag
hasReplica replica in Portugal
replica in Spain
historicalSignificance contributed to first empirical measurement of Earth’s circumference
proved practical global circumnavigation by sea
homePort Seville NERFINISHED
legacy symbol of early global exploration
namedAfter Saint Victoria
notableCrewMember Antonio Pigafetta
numberOfMasts 3
operator Spanish expedition to the Moluccas
partOf Magellan–Elcano expedition
partOfFleetSize 5 ships at departure
primaryPropulsion sails
purpose voyage to the Spice Islands
returnCountry Spain
returnDate 1522
returnPort Sanlúcar de Barrameda NERFINISHED
riggingType square-rigged
routeIncluded Atlantic Ocean
Cape of Good Hope
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Strait of Magellan
return to Spain via Atlantic Ocean
sponsoredBy Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown
survivingShipOfFleet only ship to complete the circumnavigation
usedFor long-distance trade
oceanic exploration
voyageDuration about three years
voyageType circumnavigation of the Earth

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