West Indies fleet

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:activePeriod 16th century
17th century
18th century
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Spanish mission
gptkbp:baseOfOperations gptkb:Havana
gptkb:Seville
gptkbp:cargo gptkb:gold
gptkb:sugar
gptkb:tobacco
silver
spices
precious stones
other colonial goods
gptkbp:destination gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:disbanded early 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Indies fleet
gptkbp:notableEvent 1628 capture by Piet Hein
numerous shipwrecks due to hurricanes
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:1715_Treasure_Fleet
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:purpose protect Spanish treasure ships
gptkbp:route gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:threats gptkb:pirate
pitcher
naval powers of England
naval powers of France
naval powers of the Netherlands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Admiral_George_Brydges_Rodney
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7