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List of ship launches in the 15th century

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This list of ship launches in the 15th century includes a chronological list of some ships launched from 1400 to 1499.

Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
1418  England William Soper Southampton Grace Dieu Flagship For Henry V of England[1]
1441  Castile Pinta Caravela latina Part of Columbus' first expedition
~1449  England Newport Newport Medieval Ship Great ship Launch date approximate[2]
Before 1486  Denmark Gribshunden Flagship For John, King of Denmark[3]
Before 1492  Castile Niña Caravela latina Part of Columbus' first expedition
Before 1492  Castile Santa María Nau carrack Flagship of Columbus' first expedition
1497  Portugal Bartolomeu Dias São Gabriel Carrack Flagship of Vasco da Gama's expedition to India
Unknown date Hanseatic League Danzig Peter van Rosseel Carrack
Unknown date  Castile Santa Clara Carrack For Castillian Navy

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Ben (2013). Empire of the Deep; The Rise and Fall of the British Navy. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0297864080.
  2. ^ Evan T. Jones; Richard Stone, eds. (2018). The World of the Newport Medieval Ship: trade, politics and shipping in the mid-fifteenth century. University of Wales Press. ISBN 9781786831439.
  3. ^ Warming, Rolf (2015-07-01). "Gribshunden: Significance and Preliminary Investigations". Combat Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-13.