USS Vincennes (1985) | Timeline

USS Vincennes (CG-49) was a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser outfitted with the Aegis combat system that was in service with the United States Navy from July 1985 to June 2005. She was one of 27 ships of the Ticonderoga class constructed for the United States Navy, and one of five equipped with the Mark 26 Guided Missile Launching System.
Vincennes was commissioned in 1985, and saw service in the Pacific before being dispatched to the Persian Gulf in 1988 in support of Operation Earnest Will during the Iran–Iraq War. Operating in this capacity the cruiser shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing 290 passengers and sparking an international incident between Iran and the United States. Following the cessation of hostilities, Vincennes returned to the Pacific Fleet where she remained for the rest of her active career. (Intro from Wikipedia)

August 28, 1981 - USS Vincennes is ordered

October 19, 1982 - Pascagoula, Mississipi - Laid down at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi

April 14, 1984 - Pascagoula - USS Vincennes is launched

May 1(?), 1985 - Gulf of Mexico - Sea trials

June 3, 1985 - Pascagoula - Acquired

July 6, 1985 - Pascagoula, Mississippi - Commissioned =(START)

August(?) 1(?), 1985 - Panama Canal - Transits Panama Canal to the Pacific

June 1, 1986 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - USS Vincennes participates in the multinational exercise RIMPAC 86, coordinating the anti-aircraft warfare efforts of two aircraft carriers and more than 40 ships from five nations

August 12, 1986 - San Diego, Califonia - Departs for the Western Pacific in USS Carl Vinson battlegroup. The ship serves as anti-air warfare commander with the USS Carl Vinson and USS New Jersey battle groups

August 18, 1986 - Bering Sea - USS Carl Vinson battlegroup underway in the Bering Sea, becoming the first aircraft carrier to operate for an extended period here since WW2

August 26, 1986 - Bering Sea - Exits the Bering Sea

September 1, 1986 - Busan, South Korea - Arrives in Busan for a four-day port call

September 12, 1986 - Subic Bay, Phillipines - Arrives in Subic Bay for a six-day port call

September 23, 1986 - Singapore - Arrives in Singapore for a five-day port call

October 5, 1986 - Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean - The USS Carl Vinson Battlegroup anchors off the coast of Diego Garcia for a six-day visit to the British Indian Ocean Territories

October 17, 1986 - Masirah, Oman - Arrives in Masirah for a four-day stop

October 30, 1986 - Masirah - Returns to Masirah (until november 2nd)

November 7, 1986 - Karachi, Pakistan - Arrives in Karachi, Pakistan (until November 11th)

November 17, 1986 - Mombasa, Kenya - Arrives in Mombasa, Kenya, for a six-day port visit

November 29, 1986 - Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean - Returns to Diego Garcia for upkeep from (until December 6th)

December 19, 1986 - Fremantle, Australia - Arrives in Fremantle, Australia, for a week-long liberty visit to Perth

January 5, 1987 - Singapore - Returns to Singapore for a six-day port visit

January 21(?), 1987 - Off Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - The USS Carl Vinson battlegroup reaches the Aleutian Islands in 10 days for the "Kernel Potlach 87-1" exercise

February 6, 1987 - San Diego, California - Returns to homeport after steaming more than 46,000 nautical miles (85,000 km; 53,000 mi) in waters from the Bering Sea to the Indian Ocean

October 26, 1987 - Coast of southern California(?) - Participates in interim refresher training

November 6, 1987 - San Diego - Returns to San Diego

February 1, 1988 - Coast of southern California(?) - Participates in the exercises FLEETEX 88-1 and COMPUTEX 88-3

February 5, 1988 - Coast of southern California(?) - USS Vincennes simulates escort missions, providing training against silkworm anti-ship missiles and defense against terrorist small boats/swimmers/aircraft (until February 8th)

February 12, 1988 - San Diego - Returns to San Diego

April 8, 1988 - San Diego - Departs for the "FLEETEX 88-2" exercise

April 14, 1988 - While off the coast of Southern California - The frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts hits a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation "Earnest Will"

April 20, 1988 - Off the coast of Southern California - Orders to detach from FLEETEX 88-2 for immediate return to homeport and prepare to deploy to the Persian Gulf Force. (Navy leaders decided that they needed an Aegis ship to protect the exit of the damaged USS Samuel B. Roberts through the Strait of Hormuz)

April 25, 1988 - San Diego - Departs San Diego for the Persian Gulf - Operation "Earnest Will" (protection of Kuwaiti-owned tankers from Iranian attacks)

May 9, 1988 - Subic Bay, Philippines - USS Vincennes reaches Subic Bay, Philippines

May 16, 1988 - Strait of Hormuz - USS Vincennes reaches the Strait of Hormuz. Training in operations with "Aegis" system and the SPY-1A radar in the Strait of Hormuz

May 21, 1988 - Gulf of Oman - Reaches the Gulf of Oman. Further training before entering the Persian Gulf

May 29, 1988 - Bahrain - USS Vincennes arrives in Bahrain

July 1, 1988 - Persian Gulf - Underway replenishment from USS Niagara Falls (AFS 3) in the Persian Gulf

July 3, 1988 - Strait of Hormuz - "USS Vincennes, was on patrol when it was reported thatIranian Revolutionary Guard gun boats had attacked a Pakistani merchant vessel. USS Vincennes deployed one of her helicopters to investigate. Shortly thereafter Captain Will Rogers III ordered his ship to move off station 50 miles (80 km) to the north. The destroyer flotilla commander ordered USS Vincennes to return to her original station. Vincennes's helicopter had followed the Revolutionary Guard gunboats into Iranian waters, and while maintaining contact with the boats, came under gunfire from the Iranians.

The helicopter crew reported that they had come under fire and with that report, Rogers turned his ship around and, with the frigate USS Elmer Montgomery, moved to intercept the gunboats. By doing so, USS Vincennes crossed into Iranian waters herself. As the US ships approached, the Iranian gunboats maneuvered, in what Rogers claimed was a threatening fashion. Rogers requested permission to fire and permission was granted by command, without knowing that USS Vincennes had crossed into Iranian waters. USS Vincennes and USS Elmer Montgomery commenced fire upon the gunboats at 9:43 a.m., scoring several hits on the gunboats, sinking two and damaging another.

While USS Vincennes was firing on the Iranian gunboats, confusion reigned aboard the ship as the tracking of aircraft in the area had become muddled, between USS Vincennes and other U.S. ships, and on Vincennes itself. Crucially, USS Vincennes misidentified an Iran Air Airbus A300 civilian airliner, Iran Air Flight 655, as an attacking F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft. The Iran Air Flight 655 was climbing at the time, and her IFF transponder was on the Mode III civilian code rather than on the purely military Mode II, as recorded by USS Vincennes's own shipboard Aegis Combat System. After issuing multiple radio challenges and receiving no response from the aircraft, USS Vincennes fired two radar-guided missiles and shot down the Iranian civilian airliner over Iranian airspace in the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 passengers and crew on board" (From Wikipedia)

July 10(?), 1988 - Bahrain - Anchored at Bahrain throughout the investigation

September 22, 1988 - South China Sea - USS Vincennes rescues 26 vietnamese boat people adrift in the South China Sea

October 24, 1988 - San Diego, California - Welcome home ceremony held for the crew of the USS Vincennes at San Diego, California

September 18, 1989 - Northern Pacific / Coast of Japan - "PACEX 89" exercise involving 54 warships (until middle October)

October 22, 1989 - Sasebo, Japan - Arrives in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan

November 9, 1989 - San Diego, California - Returns to San Diego from the North Arabian Sea/Arabian Gulf Operation "Earnest Will" patrols)

February 1, 1990 - San Diego - USS Vincennes is deployed on a third six-month tour of the western Pacific and Indian oceans in USS Carl Vinson battlegroup. The ship coordinated all battle group air events and served as the command-and-control flagship during Harpoonex 90

February 15, 1990 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - The USS Carl Vinson battlegroup arrives in Pearl Harbor for a 3-day port call

March 4, 1990 - Sasebo, Japan - Pulls into Sasebo, Japan

March 24, 1990 - Subic Bay, Philippines - Moored to Alava Pier, Subic Bay for a 12-day upkeep

April 14, 1990 - Changi Naval Base, Singapore - Moored at Changi Naval Base for upkeep (until April 21st)

April 30, 1990 - Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean - Anchored off Diego Garcia

May 2, 1990 - Diego Garcia - Departs for a month of operations in the North Arabian Sea

May 13, 1990 - Masirah, Oman - Arrives in Masirah for a 2-days port call

May 24, 1990 - Masirah - Returns to Masirah for another two days

June 12, 1990 - Fremantle, Australia - Arrives in Fremantle, Australia, for a week-long liberty visit to Perth

June 28, 1990 - Subic Bay, Philippines - Arrives in Subic Bay for a four-day port call

July 3, 1990 - Hong Kong - Six-days visit to Hong Kong

July 21, 1990 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - The USS Carl Vinson battlegroup arrives in Pearl harbor and embarks 850 male "Tigers" (until July 23rd)

July 30, 1990 - San Diego, California - USS Vincennes returned home after steaming nearly 100,000 nautical miles (190,000 km; 120,000 mi)

August 5, 1991 - San Diego - USS Vincennes departs for a fourth western Pacific deployment with the aircraft carrier USS Independence battegroup

August 22, 1991 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with USS Independence

August 28, 1991 - Pearl Harbor - Departs Pearl Harbor with USS Independence

September 11, 1991 - Yokosuka, Japan - USS Independence reaches her new homeport. USS Vincennes performed duties as the anti-air warfare commander for Battle Group Delta until detaching to participate as the United States representative in MERCUBEX 91, a joint United States and Republic of Singapore Navy exercise

October 29, 1991 - Coast of South Korea - Replenished at Sea by the LPD USS Dubuque

October 30, 1991 - Pohang, South Korea - USS Vincennes arrives in Pohang with USS Blue Ridge, USS Dubuque and USS St.Louis

November 7, 1991 - Tsushima Strait (between Japan and South Korea) - "Annualex 03G" exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF)

November 8, 1991 - Coast of South Korea - "Valiant Blitz 1991" exercise with the South Korean Navy

December 1(?), 1991 - Hong Kong - With destroyer USS Hewitt in Hong Kong

December 21, 1991 - San Diego, California - Returns to San Diego

March 21, 1992 - Off Central America(?) - Law Enforcement Operations (LEO) Seizure of drug sailing ship "Driven"

March 25, 1992 - San Diego, California(?) - Returns to San Diego(?)

May 12, 1992 - Off Central America - Law Enforcement Operations (LEO) off Central America (until June 9th)

November 12, 1992 - San Diego - Regular verhaul (ROH) in San Diego

July 9, 1993 - San Diego - End of overhaul

June 24, 1994 - San Diego - USS Vincennes departs on a fifth western Pacific deployment with the USS Kitty Hawk Battle Group

July 14, 1994 - Off Japan - The USS Kitty Hawk battle group commences PASSEX operations with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF)

July 16, 1994 - Sasebo, Japan - Three-day visit to Sasebo, Japan

July 20, 1994 - Off Japan - Participates in "RAIDEX 94" and conducts PASSEX with the JMSDF

July 24, 1994 - East China Sea - The USS Kitty Hawk battle group conducts PASSEX with the South Korean Navy (until July 26th)

August 4, 1994 - Yokosuka, Japan - Arrives in Yokosuka for a 5-day port call

August 10, 1994 - East China Sea - Operations in the East China Sea

August 22, 1994 - Off the Malaysian Peninsula, South China Sea - Bilateral exercise MERCUB 94–2, a joint U.S. and Singaporean Navy exercise off the Malaysian peninsula (until August 26th), while USS Kitty Hawk arrives in Hong Kong for a 4-day port-call

August 27, 1994 - East China Sea | Sea of Japan - Operations in the East China Sea and Sea of Japan (until September 12th)

September 12, 1994 - Off southern South Korea - The President of South Korea visits USS Kitty Hawk underway

September 13, 1994 - Pusan, South Korea - The President of South Korea visits USS Kitty Hawk underway

September 18, 1994 - China Sea - Fleet test of the Threat Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD) system

September 29, 1994 - Pusan, South Korea - Returns to Pusan (until October 3rd)

October 10, 1994 - Yokosuka, Japan - Arrives in Yokosuka for a 5-day port call

October 19, 1994 - Yokosuka - Returns to Yokosuka after short exercises for the ship's airwing

October 25, 1994 - Sea of Japan | Western Pacific - Bilateral exercise "Keen Edge" with the JMSDF

November 21, 1994 - Hong Kong - Returns to Hong Kong for a 5-day port call

December 6, 1994 - Guam - "Tandem Thrust" exercise - USS Vincennes participates as the area air defense coordinator for the entire joint operating area

December 14, 1994 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

December 22, 1994 - San Diego, California - Returns to San Diego following a six-month Western Pacific deployment with USS Kitty Hawk battle group

January 11, 1996 - Southeastern Pacific | West Indies - Southeastern Pacific/West Indies PASSEX Ecuador/Peru TEAMWORK SOUTH 1996 (information needed)

July 3, 1996 - San Diego, California - Returns to San Diego

October 21, 1996 - San Diego - Selected restricted availability - SRA - USS Vincennes drydocked in San Diego

February 7, 1997 - San Diego - Returns to readiness at her base

August 5, 1997 - San Diego - USS Vincennes departs for her new homeport in Yokosuka, Japan, with SH-60B helicopters from HSL-49 Detachment 8G embarked

August 25, 1997 - Yokosuka, Japan - Arrives to her new homeport

September(?) 10(?), 1997 - near Townsend Island, Australia - Steams to the South Pacific and takes part in Exercise Valiant Usher 98–1 with the USS Belleau Wood amphibious ready group and the Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Perth

October 14, 1997 - Coast of South Korea - "Foal Eagle 97", an exercise that simulates the military defense of South Korea

November 7, 1997 - Yokosuka - Returns to Yokosuka

January 21, 1998 - Yokosuka - Departs Yokosuka for exercises in the Western Pacific and Australia

March 6, 1998 - Off the coast of Australia - USS Vincennes is replenished underway by the amphibious assault ship USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) off the coast of Australia during the exercise "Valiant Usher '98"

April 24, 1998 - Yokosuka - Returns to Yokosuka

July 1, 1998 - Yokosuka - Selected restricted availability - SRA - USS Vincennes drydocked in Yokosuka

September 22, 1998 - Yokosuka - Returns to readiness at her base

October 19, 1998 - Yokosuka - Departs for "Foal Eagle 98", an exercise that simulates the military defense of South Korea

October 24, 1998 - Off the coast of South Korea - USS Vincennes also takes part in the US 7th Fleet's Fleet Battle Experiment Delta (FBE-D) from 24 October 1998, to 2 November 1998

November 9, 1998 - Off the coast of South Korea - End of "Foal Eagle 98"

November 18, 1998 - Yokosuka - Returns to Yokosuka

March 1, 1999 - Guam - "Tandem Thrust" military training between US and Australian military forces

April 14, 1999 - Yokosuka - Returns to Yokosuka

June 11, 1999 - Coast of South Korea - Korean contingency operations

June 21, 1999 - Yokosuka - Returns from the coast of South Korea

July 6, 1999 - Yokosuka - Departs to visit Thailand and Malaysia

August 16, 1999 - Yokosuka - Returns to Yokosuka

October 19, 1999 - Off the coast of South Korea - "Foal Eagle 99", an exercise that simulates the military defense of South Korea

November 5, 1999 - Yokosuka - Returns to Yokosuka

November 19, 1999 - Hong Kong - Visit to Hong Kong

November 29, 1999 - Langkawi, Malaysia - Arrives to participate in the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Show

December 18, 1999 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka

May 19, 2000 - Hong Kong - Visit to Hong Kong

June 9, 2000 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka

August 12, 2000 - South China Sea - Completes "Sharem 134", a bilateral exercise with several Japanese ships and other US participants. The exercise included a week of undersea warfare training and data collection in the South China Sea. The ship tested her submarine detection, sonar range testing, and use of sonobuoys, and developed new submarine prosecution procedures

August 21, 2000 - Philippines - "Bridge Sequel" exercise, Philippines

September 6, 2000 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka

October 5, 2000 - Coast of South Korea - "Foal Eagle 2000", an exercise that simulates the military defense of South Korea

November 15(?), 2000 - Off Okinawa - Fires missile batteries at remote-controlled aerial drones provided by Fleet Activities Okinawa during MISSILEX 01–1

November 21, 2000 - Yokosuka - Returns to Yokosuka

March 2, 2001 - Yokosuka - Departs for Singapore, Thailand and Guam

March 22, 2001 - Changi Naval Base, Singapore - USS Kitty Hawk, USS Vincennes and USS Chancellorsville call at Changi Naval base

April 20, 2001 - Apra Harbor, Guam - USS Vincennes arrives in Apra Harbor to participate in the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Commissioning of the Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk

May 4, 2001 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka

August 23, 2001 - Off Guam - USS Vincennes takes part in the "Multi-Sail" military training exercise, designed to provide US and Japanese forces interoperability training in multiple warfare areas (until August 27th)

September 17, 2001 - Yokosuka, Japan - USS Vincennes departs to conduct operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Diego Garcia, Singapore, Hong Kong)

December 18, 2001 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka

April 24, 2002 - Yokosuka - Departs for "CARAT 02" exercise (Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) - Brunei, Bali, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong)

July 17, 2002 - Zambales, Philippines - USS Vincennes arrives for the opening of joint naval exercises between the U.S. and the Philippines dubbed CARAT 2002

August 10, 2002 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka

January 21, 2003 - Coast of South Korea - Counter special operations forces exercises (CSOFEX), South Korea

February 1, 2003 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka

March 1(?), 2003 - Yokosuka - Assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15

March 14, 2003 - Incheon, South Korea - USS Vincennes arrives at the Incheon port to participate in the joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise, called "Foal Eagle," between March 19 and April 2 west of Seoul, South Korea

May 29, 2003 - Yokosuka, Japan - Departs for "CARAT 03" exercise (Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) - Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia)

June 9, 2003 - Sattahip, Thailand - USS Vincennes receives Royal Thai Navy personnel aboard

June 12, 2003 - Gulf of Thailand - USS Vincennes conducts training operations in the Gulf of Thailand during the Thailand phase of "CARAT 03"

June 23, 2003 - Muara, Brunei - USS Vincennes arrives for the week-long Brunei phase of "CARAT 03"

August 13, 2003 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka

January 28, 2004 - Off Okinawa - USS Vincennes participates in a semi-annual Multi-sail exercise in the Okinawa area with other four destroyers of the Kitty Hawk battle group

February 18, 2004 - Yokosuka - The USS Kitty Hawk battlegroup departs Yokosuka for a spring underway period

March 6, 2004 - Hong Kong - Four-day visit to Hong Kong

March 15, 2004 - Busan, South Korea - Five-day visit to Busan, South Korea

March 19, 2004 - Coast of South Korea - "Foal Eagle 2004", an exercise that simulates the military defense of South Korea

April 12, 2004 - Singapore - Four-day visit to Singapore

April 17, 2004 - Indian Ocean, near Australia - USS Vincennes is replenished at sea by the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk

April 24, 2004 - Fremantle, Australia - Third visit to Fremantle, Australia

May 24, 2004 - Yokosuka, Japan - Returns to Yokosuka after traveling more than 25,000 nautical miles

July 19, 2004 - Yokosuka - The USS Kitty Hawk battlegroup departs Yokosuka for a routine summer deployment

August 19, 2004 - Apra Harbor, Guam - Visit to Guam, which is shortened due to the approach of Super Typhoon Chaba

September 4, 2004 - Philippine Sea - USS Vincennes is replenished at sea by the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk

September 7, 2004 - Yokosuka, Japan - The USS Kitty Hawk battlegroup returns to Yokosuka after 48 days underway in support of "Summer Pulse 04" and routine readiness training

October 9, 2004 - Yokosuka - A Pacific typhoon causes the USS Vincennes to snap away from the pier at Yokosuka and to collide with the USS Coronado (AGF 11). There were no casualties or injuries reported as a result of the collision

April 7, 2005 - Yokosuka - Departs for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

April 15, 2005 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - Arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

June 29, 2005 - San Diego, California - Decommissioned =(END)

Batavia (1628) | Timeline

Batavia replica
(courtesy Bataviawerf, Lelystad)

The Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company. Built in Amsterdam in 1628 as the company's new flagship, she sailed that year on her maiden voyage for Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. On 4 June 1629, the "Batavia" was wrecked on the Houtman Abrolhos, a chain of small islands off the coast of Western Australia. (Intro from Wikipedia)

October 28, 1628 - Texel, Netherlands - Sets sail for the East Indies in a group of eight Dutch East India Company (VOC) ships: "Buren", "Dordrecht", "'s-Gravenhage", "Galliasse", "Batavia", "Assendelft", "Saerdam" and "Kleine David". The "Batavia" runs aground temporarily in the low tide =(START)

October 29, 1628 - Coast of Zeeland / outside Antwerp - The high tide releases the "Batavia" and she is able to rejoin the other ships. Then, the fleet is battered by two storms and the "Batavia" is stranded

October 30, 1628 - The Downs, England - The "Batavia" rejoins again the rest of the fleet at the Downs. The "'s-Gravenhage" is badly damaged by the storm and has to return to port to be repaired. The fleet is reduced to 7 ships

December 28, 1628 - Sierra Leone - Pulls into port in Sierra Leone. They find Abraham Gerritszoon, a 15-year-old dutch sailor who had deserted the "Leyden" a few months earlier. Pelsaert agrees to take him aboard

January 1(?), 1629 - Sierra Leone - The course is changed towards Brazil, to sail around the southeastern winds. As they sail further to the South Atlantic, they begin to face many dead calms in the South Atlantic and long hours of blazing Sun

March 10, 1629 - Coast of Brazil - The "Batavia" reaches the coast of Brazil. The ship is then steered to the southeast, towards South Africa

April 14, 1629 - Table Bay, South Africa - The "Batavia" calls at Table Bay for provisions and to careen the ship

April 15, 1629 - Table Bay - Pelsaert goes ashore to negotiate with the khoikhoi, a local tribe of hearders

April 17, 1629 - Table Bay - Pelsaert returns to the "Batavia" and listens to complains of the other captains about the drunkenness of skipper Ariaen Jacobszoon

April 20, 1629 - Table Bay - Skipper Ariaen Jacobszoon and apothecary-turned-merchant Jeronimus Cornelisz begin plotting to seize the ship and its treasures. The first part of their plan: To separate the "Batavia" from the rest of the fleet. Then kill Pelsaert and sail the ship to Mauritius, away from VOC reach

April 22, 1629 - Table Bay - The fleet continues voyage after eight days at Table Bay

April 26, 1629 - Coast of South Africa - Pelsaert falls seriously ill, while the number of mutineers grows to eight. Jacobszoon steers the ship away from the rest of the fleet, probably during a storm

May 13, 1629 - South Indian Ocean - To the surprise of everyone, Pelsaert appears on deck, seemingly recovered

May 14, 1629 - South Indian Ocean - A group of mutineers abuses the young noblewoman Lucretia Jans to force Pelsaert to take unpopular measures

May 15, 1629 - South Indian Ocean - Pelsaert warns the entire crew that he would stop at nothing to put the criminals responsible in chains. The mutineers begin to arm themselves and get ready. Later, Pelsaert speaks to Lucretia Jans, who tells him she had recognized the voice and accent of high-boatswain Jan Evertszoon. Pelsaert concludes that if a high-ranking officer was involved, then skipper Ariaen Jacobszoon was probably as well. So, to protect the ship's precious cargo, he remains silent until arriving in Batavia, to let the VOC do justice there.

June 4, 1629 - Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia - During the night, the "Batavia" hits a reef in the Abrolhos Islands off the west coast of Australia. Most passengers and crew manage to get off the ship to some small islands. A small portion of the crew remains inside the ship's wreckage waiting to be rescued. Captain Francisco Pelsaert and 47 others (including a baby) begin an epic journey to Batavia on the ship's longboat to bring a rescue mission to the survivors. When he reaches Batavia, all 48 of them had survived. =(END)

Revenge (1577) | Timeline

The Revenge was an English race-built galleon of 46 guns, built in 1577 and captured by the Spanish in 1591, sinking soon afterwards. She was the first of 13 English and Royal Navy ships to bear the name. (Intro from Wikipedia)

October 1(?), 1577 - Deptford, England - The "Revenge" is launched by Mathew Baker at Deptford Dockyard =(START)

July 16, 1579 - While at Gillingham, Medway River - James FitzMaurice, leader of the First and Second Desmond Rebellions, arrives in Dingle Bay (Ireland) from Oviedo, Spain

August 15(?), 1579 - While at Gillingham - News of James FitzMaurice's arrival in Dingle Bay reach London. Queen Elizabeth summons Sir John Perrot to Greenwich

August 29, 1579 - Gillingham, Medway River - Sir John Perrot sails from Gillingham with six ships ("Revenge", his flagship, "Dreadnought", "Foresight", "Catis" and "Seabright") to support the operations agains the insurrection in Ireland

August 30, 1579 - The Downs - One night at anchor at the Downs

September(?) 2(?), 1579 - Falmouth - Perrot arrives in Falmouth where he spends a week

September 9(?), 1579 - Plymouth - Forced to put into Plymouth by storms and contrary winds

September 14, 1579 - Baltimore, SW Ireland - Perrot arrives in Baltimore, Ireland, and is warmly welcomed by the population

October(?) 1(?), 1579 - Cork, Ireland - Sails for Cork and stays for a few days

October 9(?), 1579 - Waterford, Ireland - Arrives in Waterford. During the way, the "Seabright" (Which had been sent to Spain) rejoins the fleet at Kinsale. In Waterford, Sir John Perrot meets with The Lord Justice of Ireland, Sir William Drury, who was very sick in bed

October 13, 1579 - Waterford - Sir William Drury dies in Waterford "four or five days" after Perrot met him

October 15(?), 1579 - South Irish Coast - Sails back to England after patrolling the irish coast against any spanish incursions

October(?) 25(?), 1579 - Kentish Knocks | Off the Flemish Coast - Perrot finds a pirate called Deryfold in the Kentish Knocks and chases him, capturing him off the flemish coast

November(?) 1(?), 1579 - Kentish Knocks - While heading back to the Downs, the "Revenge" runs aground on the Kentish Knocks. In a great peril while a storm rocks the ship, captain and crewmen say their prayers and wait for certain death. Perrot bids farewell to his son, wishing he had left him ashore earlier. After a desolate night being hit by the violence of the wind and waves, the ship is driven to Sea

November(?) 5(?), 1579 - Harwich - Not knowing where they were, they ask Deryfold for help in exchange for his release. The pirate calculates the ship's location and steers the ship to Harwich, where they arrive and stay for two days

November(?) 7(?), 1579 - River Thames - Perrot and the "Revenge" reach the River Thames

March 17, 1580 - Plymouth(?) - Sir William Winter sails to Ireland with 9 ships, one of which was the "Foresight" under command of Martin Frobisher. He was instructed to cruise off the Irish coast with a fleet to prevent any help of arriving for the rebels

March 30, 1580 - Near Ballylongford, Kerry, W. Ireland - Winter's ships begin a two-day bombardment of the Desmond Fort at Carrigafoyle

April 6, 1580 - Near Ballylongford - Sails up the Shannon River to land guns, ammunition and powder to enable Lord Deputy Sir William Pelham to take the Earl of Desmond's stronghold at Carrigafoyle and two other forts

July 25, 1580 - Off Baltimore, SW Ireland - Resupplied at Sea by four ships of sea victuals from England

September 5, 1580 - Baltimore, SW Ireland - Sir William Winter sets sail back to England without authorization

September 12, 1580 - While sailing to England - Papal forces land at Smerwick, Ireland

October(?) 1(?), 1580 - Plymouth(?) - Six days after returning to England, news are received that the Spanish Admiral Don Martín de Recaldi had arrived at Smerwick Bay and offloaded supplies and troops before returning to Spain

November 5, 1580 - Smerwick Bay, W. Ireland - Sir William Winter returns to Ireland, arriving with the "Revenge", the "Swallow", the "Foresight" and the "Merlin" to Smerwick Bay, , replenishing the supplies of Grey de Wilton, who was camped at Dingle

November 10, 1580 - Smerwick Bay - Bombardment of the Dun an Oir fort. The "Revenge" eliminates the fort's most effective cannon

November 11, 1580 - While in Smerwick Bay - The spanish call for a truce and surrender the next day

December(?) 1(?), 1580 - Plymouth(?) - During the next days, the english slaughter all but a handful of officers and men without mercy. Even pregnant women are hanged. Sir William Winter returns to England

January(?) 1(?), 1584 - Deptford(?) - Conversion to carry 48 cannons (30 large and 18 smaller)

Until my next research trip, most of the dates of 1586 are reconstructed here by crossing data from several different sources, as none of them are in tune, or are nonexistent. For now, the only precise information is on Ambassador Bernardino de Mendoza's letters to King Philip II of Spain.

July(?) 30(?), 1586 - Plymouth - Runs aground, before sailing to the high seas

August(?) 1(?), 1586 - Plymouth - Sets sail with Sir John Hawkins fleet of 17 ships for the coast of Portugal and the Azores to wait for the spanish silver fleet. The "Revenge" was captained by Edward Berkeley. The plan was to join other english ships near Terceira Island, Azores

August 10(?), 1586 - Coast of Portugal - Hawkins cruises off the Portuguese coast from August until October to shadow french shipping and to intercept the incoming silver convoys

September 30, 1586 - Off Cape Roca, Portugal (westernmost point of Europe) - Three cargo ships from Pernambuco (Brazil) are taken

October(?) 10(?), 1586 - NW Coast of Spain - The ship has to leave the fleet immediately for England because of a leak which was putting her in danger of sinking (we don't have sufficient information to know if this was before or after the capture of the three cargo ships mentioned above)

October 20(?), 1586 - Portsmouth - Runs aground twice on arrival. The ship remains there in repairs for six months

March 16, 1587 - While in Plymouth - In London, Queen Elizabeth grants Sir Francis Drake with 4 ships and 2 pinnaces. Signs contract with merchants

April 2, 1587 - Plymouth - Drake writes to Walsingham describing him the preparations for the next expedition against Spain: a preemptive strike against the port of Cadiz, where the spanish invasion armada was being assembled

April 12, 1587 - Plymouth - Drake sets sail for Cadiz with 27 ships. His flagship is the "Revenge"

April 15, 1587 - In sight of Cape Finisterre, NW Spain - Cape Finisterre is sighted

April 27, 1587 - Cape St. Vincent, Portugal - After a storm, Drake's ships gather again and double Cape St.Vincent

April 29, 1587 - Off Cadiz - Drake appears before Cadiz. 37 spanish ships are destroyed at anchor

May 2, 1587 - Cadiz - Drake departs Cadiz to patrol between Lisbon and Cape St. Vincent, during a month

May 14, 1587 - Lagos, Portugal - 1,000 english land and assault the fortress of Sagres and Cape St. Vincent

May 17, 1587 - Off Cape St Vincent, Portugal - Letter to Sir Francis Walsingham: "There hath happened between the Spaniards, Portingals, and ourselves divers combats, in the which it hath pleased God that we have taken forts, ships, barks, carvels, and divers other vessels more than a hundred, most laden, some with oars for galleys, planks and timber for ships and pinnaces, hoops and pipe-staves for cask, with many other provisions for this great army ... The Portingals I have always commanded to be used well, and set them ashore without the wanting of any of their apparel, and have made them to know that it was unto me a great grief that I was driven to hurt of theirs to the value of one real or plate, but that I found them employed for the Spaniards’ services, which we hold to be our mortal enemies, and gave some Portingals some money in their purses and put them aland in divers places, upon which usage, if we stay here any time, the Spaniards which are here in Portugal, if they come under our hands, will become all Portingals and play as Peter did – forswear their master rather than to be sold as slaves. I assure your honour this hath bred a great fear in the Spaniard"

May 25(?), 1587 - Cascais, Portugal - Drake proposes an exchange of prisoners to Álvaro de Bazán

June 1, 1587 - Off Alentejo Coast, SW Portugal - Drake sets sail to the Azores

June 8, 1587 - 20 leagues from São Miguel (St.Michael) Island, Azores - Drake captures the carrack "São Filipe", full of riches

July 6, 1587 - Plymouth - Drake's expedition ends with the return to Plymouth

December 20(?), 1587 - Plymouth - The english fleet had put to sea before Christmas but it proved to be a false alarm

February 21, 1588 - Plymouth - Preparations for the defence of England start in Plymouth. Sir Francis Drake chooses the "Revenge" as his ship for the campaign against the spanish

July 21, 1588 - Eddystone Rocks, off Plymouth - Aboard the Revenge, Drake, in command of a squadron, engages the spanish in combat

July 23, 1588 - Off Portland (Weymouth) - Another battle between the english and the spanish

July 29, 1588 - Off Gravelines, France - Battle of Gravelines

May 1(?), 1590 - Plymouth - John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher (aboard the "Revenge") set sail to the Coast of Portugal to wait for the Silver Fleet

May 10(?), 1590 - Coast of Portugal - Hawkins and Frobisher arrive to the area to wait for the Silver Fleet. However, Phillip II of Spain forbids its departure

October 29(?), 1590 - Plymouth - Hawkins and Frobisher return to England, empty handed

March 2, 1591 - London - A skeleton crew of 40 shipkeepers is taken on to rig the ship

March 9, 1591 - London - The number of crewmen is increased to 160

April(?) 1(?), 1591 - Plymouth - Arrives in Plymouth and another 100 men join the crew

April 5, 1591 - Plymouth - Lord Thomas Howard sets sail for the coast of Portugal, with Sir Richard Grenville as Vice-Admiral (on board the "Revenge")

April 18, 1591 - Off Berlengas Islands, Portugal - Sir Richard takes the 600-tons "Adler von Lübeck"(*), which was carrying planks and masts for the spanish ships in Corunna. (*) Not the famous "Adler von Lübeck", possibly the biggest ship in the world by the time it was dismantled in Lisbon, 1581, for being leaky

April 25(?), 1591 - Off Cape St Vincent, Portugal - After cruising for some time in search for prizes, the "Revenge" Sails for the Azores in the last week of April

May 19, 1591 - 200 miles E. of the Azores - A spanish ship from Havana, the "La Concepción" is taken

August 1(?), 1591 - Ponta Delgada, N. of Flores Island, Azores - Awaiting the Spanish fleets from Mexico and the Caribbean

August 28, 1591 - Ponta Ruiva, NE of Flores Island, Azores - The wind moves into the east and Lord Thomas moves to Ponta Ruiva

August 30, 1591 - Ponta Ruiva - The "Moonshine" arrives with urgent news: The spanish are coming from the East!  53 ships were sighted

September 1, 1591 - Off Flores Island, Azores - The "Revenge" is captured after a fierce fight with 3 spanish ships =(crossofburgundyflag)

September 15, 1591 - Off Flores Island, Azores - Alonso de Bazán sails for Terceira Island with 98 ships. The "Revenge" or "La Venganza", with a crew of 70 (that included english prisoners) is fitted with new main and foremasts

September 18(?), 1591 - Ilhéus das Cabras, Terceira Island, Azores - As the "greatest storm ever witnessed" begins, the "Revenge" "breaks into 100 pieces" into islets called Ilhéus das Cabras (She-goat Islets), Terceira Island =(END)

Flor da Rosa (1509) | Timeline

The Flor da Rosa (Flower of the Rose), also known as "Flor da Roza" or "Flor de la Roza" was a Portuguese ship from the India Route. It was launched in 1509 and was part of the 11th Indies Armada of Dom Fernando Coutinho. It sank in 1528 off the island of Madagascar. It was on board this ship that on December 16, 1515, Viceroy Afonso de Albuquerque died.

January(?) 1(?), 1509 - Ribeira das Naus, Lisbon, Portugal - The "Flor da Rosa" is launched at Ribeira das Naus, River Tagus, Lisbon =(START)

March 12, 1509 - Lisbon - D.Fernando Coutinho, Constable of Portugal, sails for India with a fleet of 16 ships. The "Flor da Rosa" is the flagship

August 26, 1509 - Island of Mozambique - The fleet arrives at the Island of Mozambique

October 24(?), 1509 - Kannur (Cannanore, India) - Reaches Cananor, India

October 28, 1509 - Cochin - Albuquerque and the Constable of Portugal arrive in Cochin

December 29, 1509 - Off Calicut - The governor of India is given an order to give the steward of the ship "Flor da Rosa" supplies for his crew

January 3, 1510 - Calicut - Failed attack to Calicut. The Constable of Portugal, Marechal D.Fernando Coutinho is among the killed in battle. The "Flor da Rosa" becomes part of Albuquerque's fleet. During the retreat, Afonso de Albuquerque is gravely wounded with a lance through his throat, another lance in his left arm and shrapnel in his chest. He is taken to the beach while most of the city is in flames

January 7, 1510 - Cochin - Albuquerque returns to Cochin to recover from his wounds

February 6, 1510 - Cannanore (Kannur, India) - Albuquerque arrives at Cannanore with his fleet

February 10, 1510 - Cannanore - Albuquerque sails to Angediva with 23 ships and 1,800 men, with intention of going to Socotra

March 1, 1510 - Goa - The fleet reaches the mouth of the Mandovi River

March 4, 1510 - Panaji, Goa - Albuquerque assaults and takes Panaji Fort, which controled the access to Goa. Goan officials submit the city to the portuguese on the next day

May 17, 1510 - Goa - Almost surrounded by 40,000 men and under daily cannon fire, Albuquerque embarks to leave Goa, however, the monsoon makes it impossible to leave Mandovi River

August 1(?), 1510 - Goa - Finally, Albuquerque is able to leave the Mandovi River. He sets sail to Angediva Island.

August 4(?), 1510 - Angediva Island, South Goa - Albuquerque waits for more ships and men at Angediva Island

August 25, 1510 - Cannanore - Albuquerque begins to issue "mandates" of payments from the "Frol de la Mar"

September 22, 1510 - Cannanore - Last "mandate" issued from Cannanore

September 28, 1510 - Cochin - "Mandate" issued from Cochin

October 10, 1510 - Cochin - Council at Cochin: Magellan gives advices to Afonso de Albuquerque against another attack on Goa

October 16, 1510 - Cannanore - Returns to Cannanore

November 4, 1510 - Cannanore - Albuquerque sets sail to Goa with 26 ships

November 20, 1510 - Goa - Albuquerque reappears in the Mandovi River with his fleet

November 25, 1510 - Goa - Capture of Goa. During the next 3 days, 6,000 "moors" are killed

April 20, 1511 - Goa - Afonso de Albuquerque sets sail to Malacca. He takes the risk of taking his flagship "Frol de la Mar" in urgent need of refit. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães) goes on the expedition

April 24, 1511 - Cannanore - Albuquerque loads the ships with cambaia (Khambhat) fabrics, which would be needed for trading with Malacca

April 27, 1511 - Cannanore - Sails to Cochin

April 30, 1511 - Cochin - Albuquerque arrives at Cochin

September 10, 1512 - Cochin - Albuquerque departs for Goa with 14 ships and 1,700 soldiers

September 18, 1512 - Cannanore - Arrives at Cannanore

September 25, 1512 - Cochin - Returns to Cochin

October 8, 1512 - Cannanore - At Cannanore, supplying the ships that would return to Portugal

October 18, 1512 - Off Baticala (Bhatkal) - On board the "Santo António", Albuquerque writes to the King

November 6, 1512 - Goa - Albuquerque issues mandates from Goa

November 14, 1512 - Banastarim, Goa - Siege of Banastarim

February 18, 1513 - Goa - Albuquerque sets sail to the Red Sea with an Armada of 19 ships and 1,700 men, one of the ships is the "Flor da Rosa" of captain Manuel de Lacerda

March(?) 10(?), 1513 - Island of Socotra, Horn of Africa - Dead calms on the crossing force Albuquerque to anchor at Socotra to supply the ships with fresh water

March 26, 1513 - Aden, Yemen - Albuquerque lays siege to Aden. However, the assault fails when the ladders break while climbing the walls. Somehow in the future, even with easy chances to take the city, the portuguese loose interest in it

April 3, 1513 - Mouth of the Red Sea - As the fleet enters the Red Sea, the portuguese celebrate with all flags, artillery and trumpets

May 1(?), 1513 - Kamarān Island, W. of Yemen, Red Sea - With contrary winds that prevent him from going to Jeddah, Albuquerque takes refuge in Kamarān Island

July 1(?), 1513 - Kamarān Island - Unable to reach Jeddah, Albuquerque destroys the harbour before setting sail to India

July 15, 1513 - Mouth of the Red Sea - The wind changes direction and the fleet is able to exit the Red Sea

August 4, 1513 - Off Aden - Albuquerque recognizes that he can't do anything else and decides to sail to India

August 16, 1513 - Diu - Albuquerque reaches Diu. The Lord of the City receives the portuguese with diplomacy and supplies their ships. A factory is established

August 19, 1513 - Diu - Apparently in great friendship, the Lord of Diu and the portuguese bid farewell to each other

September 20, 1513 - Goa - Returns to Goa, via Chaul

November 15, 1513 - Calicut - Albuquerque arrives in Calicut

November 27, 1513 - Cannanore - Albuquerque takes residency in Cannanore. Letter to King Manuel

January 1, 1514 - Cochin - Short trip to Cochin

January 4, 1514 - Cannanore - Back in Cannanore

February 4, 1514 - Calicut - 3 days in Calicut

February 9, 1514 - Cannanore - Back in Cannanore

February 21, 1514 - Goa - Arrives in Goa, staying until November, much busy with administration

November 27, 1514 - Cannanore - Back in Cannanore

December 2, 1514 - Calicut - 3 more days in Calicut

December 10, 1514 - Cochin - Returns to Cochin to spend the rest of the year

January 8, 1515 - Calicut - 5 days in Calicut

January 23, 1515 - Goa - Arrives in Goa

February 21, 1515 - Goa - Albuquerque sets sail to Hormuz with a fleet of 27 ships, 1,500 portuguese and 600 malabars

March(?) 10, 1515 - Muscat, Oman - The fleet arrives at Muscat after a huge thunderstorm. The oar ships of the King of Hormuz are unmolested

March(?) 15(?), 1515 - Quriyat (Curiati), SE of Muscat - Stop for 2 days at Quriyat to replenish the ships with fresh water

March 26, 1515 - Hormuz, Iran - Albuquerque reaches Hormuz to strenghten his domination

November 18, 1515 - Hormuz, Iran - Albuquerque departs to India aboard the "Flor da Rosa"

December 1, 1515 - Qalhat, SE of Muscat - Brief stop at Qalhat. On the same day Albuquerque finds a portuguese ships with news that the new Governor, Lopo Soares de Albergaria, had arrived in Goa on September 8th

December 6, 1515 - Indian Ocean, close to Dabul - Letter to King Manuel, asking him to protect and reward his son Brás

December 16, 1515 - In sight of the port of Goa - Afonso de Albuquerque expires, with Goa in sight, aged 63

March(?) 1(?), 1516(?) - Goa - Sets sail for Portugal (date unkown...for now. The ship returned to Goa on December 16th, 1515 and sailed back to India on April 23rd, 1519)

October(?) 1(?), 1516(?) - Lisbon, Portugal - Arrives in Lisbon (date unknown...for now)

April 23, 1519 - Lisbon, Portugal - Sails for India in Jorge de Albuquerque's Indies fleet of 14 ships

September(?) 1(?), 1519 - Island of Mozambique(?) - Four ships sail directly to India, but the rest has to winter in Mozambique

January(?) 1(?), 1527 - Cochin(?) - Sets sail for Portugal

April 18, 1528 - Lisbon, Portugal - Sails for India in the 13-ships armada of the new Governor Nuno da Cunha

May 6, 1528 - near the Canary Islands - Nuno da Cunha looses a ship and 150 crewmen due to a collision

May 11, 1528 - Santiago Island, Cape Verde - Stopover in Santiago Island to load cattle, bread and some vegetables

May(?) 20(?), 1528 - Coast of Guinea - Flat calms off the coast of Guinea

July 4(?), 1528 - Off Cape of Good Hope - The fleet is dispersed during one night and one day of storm at the Cape of Good Hope

July 6, 1528 - Cape Agulhas, South Africa - As soon as the ships rejoin, a new 24-hour storm ensues

August 23, 1528 - St.Augustine's Bay, Madagascar - Anchors in St.Augustine's Bay, Madagascar, after facing bad weather since the Cape of Good Hope

August 26, 1528 - St.Augustine's Bay, Madagascar - A storm causes the flagship "Flor da Rosa" to be dragged by its anchors and violently thrown. A short time later, as the anchor slings were made of linen, they broke. The crew also dropped 3 more spare anchors that were in the hold to the sea, but all the moorings ended up breaking due to the humidity and the material they were made of. The "Flor da Rosa" runs aground on a sand bank. Crew and cargo are transferred to the "Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai" and another ship. The flagship, beyond quick repair, is burned =(END)

São Gabriel (1497) | Timeline

The São Gabriel (St.Gabriel) was a famous Portuguese carrack that served as the flagship of Vasco da Gama's fleet during his first voyage of Discovery of the sea route to India (1497-1499), and which was also part of the fleets of Pedro Álvares Cabral (at the time of the Discovery of Brazil in 1500) and of D.Francisco de Almeida in 1505. The last news that we have of this particularly well built ship is her arrival in Lisbon in May 1508. No record of shipwreck exists, so it is probable that the ship was dismantled to reuse her timbers or extensively rebuilt and renamed, which is not traditional in Portuguese naval history.

July 8, 1497 - Belém, Lisbon, Portugal - Vasco da Gama sets sail to India with 4 ships and 170 crewmen, the flagship was the "São Gabriel" =(START)

July 18(?), 1497 - Off Tenerife, Canary Islands - The fleet sails off Tenerife

July 28, 1497 - Off Santiago, Cape Verde - The fleet sails off Santiago, Cape Verde Islands

August(?) 7(?), 1497 - Off Sierra Leone - The course is changed towards the open Ocean to sail around the contrary southeastern winds, a new navigational technique known as "Volta do Mar", literally "Turn of the Sea"

November 4, 1497 - St.Helena Bay, West South Africa - Vasco da Gama reaches western South Africa, sailing east after a long "turn of the sea", during which he passes relatively close to Brazil.

December 16, 1497 - Rio do Infante (Great Fish River) - The fleet arrives to the Great Fish River

December 25, 1497 - Kwazulu Natal - Sailing off eastern South Africa on Christmas day, Vasco da Gama baptizes the coast as "Natal" (Christmas, in portuguese)

January 6, 1498 - Limpopo River, Mozambique - The fleet sails into the Indian Ocean, reaching the coast of Mozambique at Limpopo River.

March 2, 1498 - Island of Mozambique - The fleet arrives to the Island of Mozambique

March 29, 1498 - Island of Mozambique - The Sultan of the Island sends two pilots for the rest of the expedition, however their true mission was to deceive the portuguese, because of their christian religion

April 7, 1498 - Mombasa, Kenya - Vasco da Gama plunders arabian Merchant ships

April 13, 1498 - Mombasa - Unwelcomed, Vasco da Gama leaves Mombasa

April 14, 1498 - Mailindi, Kenya - The portuguese enter in Mombasa's rival port where they are welcomed, obtaining also a friendly pilot, Ahmad Ibn Madijd.

The 1497 Indies fleet

April 24, 1498 - Mailindi - The fleet sets sail to India with a new pilot

May 20, 1498 - Kappakavadu, Calicut, India - Vasco da Gama reaches India

August 29, 1498 - Calicut - Vasco da Gama sets sail back to Europe

September 24, 1498 - Angediva Island, India - Vasco da Gama finds a polish jew that would become Gaspar da Gama

October 3, 1498 - Angediva Island - Because of the Monsoon, the fleet starts the crossing of the Indian Ocean in October

January 2, 1499 - Off Mogadishu, Somalia - The fleet arrives to the East Coast of Africa, but doesn't stop

January 7, 1499 - Mailindi - Return to Mailindi after 132 days sailing through the Monsoon

March 1, 1499 - Mossel Bay (São Brás), South Africa - Arrival in South Africa

March 20, 1499 - Cape of Good Hope - The portuguese fleet crosses the feared Cape of Good Hope

March 25, 1499 - South African West Coast - Vasco da Gama sails into the Atlantic Ocean, West of South Africa

July(?) 28(?), 1499 - Terceira Island, Azores - Vasco da Gama lands in Terceira Island to bury his brother, Paulo da Gama

August 29, 1499 - Lisbon, Portugal - Vasco da Gama arrives in Lisbon aboard a Guinea Caravel

March 9, 1500 - Restelo, Lisbon - Pedro Álvares Cabral sails to India, with a fleet of 13 ships. Pêro Vaz de Caminha embarks as the armada's clerk

March 14, 1500 - Off Great Canaria, Canary Islands - The fleet sails off Gran Canaria

March 22, 1500 - São Nicolau Island, Cape Verde - Arrival in Cape Verde

April 9, 1500 - Line of the Equator - The fleet crosses the line of the Equator and changes course to the “Turn of the Sea”, a sailing technique discovered in successfully returning from the Atlantic islands, where the pilot first had to sail far to the west — counter-intuitively, in the wrong direction, that is, farther from Portugal — in order to catch usable following winds, and return to Europe

April 22, 1500 - Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia, Brazil - Pedro Álvares Cabral’s fleet arrives in Brazil. It was the official discovery of South America, although it is believed that the Portuguese knew about the existence of Brazil since the 1480’s. Duarte Pacheco Pereira also cruised the coast of Maranhão (north Brazil) in 1498, having described it on his ship log

April 24, 1500 - Porto Seguro - The fleet sails another 35 nautical miles south until a “secure port” is found.

April 26, 1500 - Porto Seguro - As more and more natives appear, an altar is built and a mass is celebrated

May 1, 1500 - Porto Seguro - A second Mass is celebrated, the new land is baptized as “Vera Cruz”, then Cabral weighs anchor for the south. Pêro Vaz de Caminha writes a letter to King Manuel describing the voyage and the discovery of the "New World"

May 5, 1500 - Coast of Bahia, Brazil - After 4 days sailing with the coast in sight, the fleet changes course and sails towards India

May 29, 1500 - Off Cape of Good Hope - Violent storm off the Cape of Good Hope. 4 ships are lost, incluiding the one commanded by Bartolomeu Dias, the first European to reach the Cape, in 1488.

June 16, 1500 - Primeiras Islands, SW Angoche, Mozambique - Arrival to Primeiras Islands. A ship is captured but later is allowed to proceed its course

June 22, 1500 - Island of Mozambique - Arrival to the Island of Mozambique, where Cabral is welcomed, contrary to Vasco da Gama in 1498.

July 26, 1500 - Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania) - The fleet stops at Quiloa

August 2, 1500 - Melinde, (Mailindi) Kenya - Avoiding Mombasa, Cabral lands in Melinde. Friendly relations are established.

August 7, 1500 - Melinde - Departure to India with 2 gujarati pilots aboard

August 22, 1500 - Angediva Island - Cabral lands to rest and recover, aswell as to repair and repaint the ships

September 13, 1500 - Calicut, India - Arrival in Calicut

September 16, 1500 - Calicut - The Portuguese factory/trading post is attacked. Pêro Vaz de Caminha, the knight who accompanied Cabral as a secretary to the royal factory (and writer of the official report of the discovery of Brazil) is killed. In reprisal, Cabral attacks 10 ships in the port

December 24, 1500 - Cochin - Cabral lands in Cochin, where he celebrates an alliance

January 15, 1501 - Kannur (Cannanore, Cananor) - Cabral departs from Kannur to Portugal

January 30, 1501 - Between India and Africa - Cabral captures a ship with an extremely rich cargo

February(?) 7(?), 1501 - Off Melinde - One of the ships runs aground and has to be burned (speculative date)

March(?) 21(?), 1501 - Island of Mozambique - Arrival to the Island of Mozambique

April(?) 1(?), 1501 - Island of Mozambique - Cabral sets sail to Portugal

May 22, 1501 - Cape of Good Hope - Cabral rounds the Cape of Good Hope

June 2, 1501 - Bezeguiche Bay, Dakar - Cabral reaches Bezeguiche Bay and finds the ships of Nicolau Coelho and Amerigo Vespucci

July 21, 1501 - Lisbon, Portugal - Pedro Álvares Cabral returns to Lisbon

February 12, 1502 - Lisbon - Vasco da Gama sets sail to India with 20 warships, including the famous "Frol (flor) de la Mar", in the 4th Indies Armada, planned as a punitive expedition

February 27, 1502 - Bezeguiche Bay, Dakar, Senegal - The armada anchors in Dakar Bay to take up fresh water

March(?) 2(?), 1502 - Off Sierra Leone - speculative date - Vasco da Gama changes course to southwest, towards Brazil (Turn of the Sea)

March(?) 25(?), 1502 - Cape of Saint Augustine, 35km South of Recife, Brazil - Brief stop to take up fresh water - speculative date

April(?) 29(?), 1502 - Cape of Good Hope - The armada is scattered during violent storms around the Cape

June 10, 1502 - Island of Mozambique - Vasco da Gama returns to the Island of Mozambique, where he is now welcomed, out of fear

June(?) 28(?), 1502 - Island of Mozambique - The armada sets sail from Mozambique. A factory is established on the Island

July 12, 1502 - Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania) - The armada arrives in Quiloa and turns it tributary of Portugal - A Peace and commerce Treaty is signed

July 20, 1502 - Quiloa - Vasco da Gama receives tribute from Emir Ibrahim of Quiloa

July 23, 1502 - Quiloa - Estevão da Gama's ships, strayed at the Cape, reconnect to the main armada

July 28, 1502 - Melinde, (Mailindi), Kenya - Vasco da Gama anchors near Mailindi (Melinde) and sets sail for the Indian continent on the next day

August 15, 1502 - Dabul, between Goa and Mumbai - The portuguese armada arrives in India

August 20, 1502 - Angediva Island, Karwar, India - Sailing southwards for five days, Vasco da Gama reaches Angediva Island

August 24, 1502 - Rio de Onor (Honnavar, India) - The portuguese pursue an hindu corsair until Honnavar, where an Embassy is found

August 31, 1502 - Batecala (Bhatkal) - With business complete, Vasco da Gama sets sail to Cannanor

September 29, 1502 - Ezhimala, NW Cannanor - The armada anchors for a month at the port of Ezhimala, used by merchants and pilgrims to Mecca.

October 3, 1502 - Ezhimala - A large pilgrim ship is plundered and all aboard burned with artillery fire (A revenge action for the 70 portuguese killed in 1500)

October 18, 1502 - Kannur (Cannanor) - Arrival in Cannanor. Da Gama lands an ambassador that reached India with the Armada of Pedro Álvares Cabral. A factory is established

October 25, 1502 - Kannur - Vasco da Gama sets sail towards Calicut

October 29, 1502 - Calicut - The armada makes its entrance in the port of Calicut

November 1, 1502 - Calicut - Naval bombardment of the city. In a ferocious act of retribution, Vasco da Gama takes a ship and orders the dismemberment of all 800 people aboard, and had the pile of remains sent to the Zamorin, to make "curry" 

November 3, 1502 - Cochin - While Calicut is blockaded, Vasco da Gama arrives in Cochin with part of the Armada

November 19, 1502 - Cochin - The portuguese admiral receives messages and presentes from the syrian christian community from Cranganore

January 5, 1503 - Calicut - Vasco da Gama, alone with the "Frol de la Mar", is betrayed and attacked in the port. The ship manages to escape.

January(?) 22(?), 1503 - Cochin - Intelligence in Cochin inform that famous pirates joined the ranks of Calicut - 'Cojambar' (Khoja Ambar), and several large ships have slipped past the Portuguese blockade and were now in Calicut, joining the fighting fleet under the command of Calicut admiral 'Coja Casem' (Khoja Kassein). The assembled Calicut fleet is estimated at 20 large ships, 40 gun-mounted sambuks (large dhows) and an innumerable number of smaller oar-powered paraus, carrying several thousand armed men. Although a large Calicut fleet had failed against the much smaller 3rd Armada of João da Nova the previous year, the Zamorin might have calculated that the addition of the large ships and more experienced captains might tip the balance - particularly against the heavily loaded and less-maneuverable large naus of the 4th Armada.

February(?) 2(?), 1503 - Cochin - The armada sets sail to Cannanor in battle formation

February 6, 1503 - Cochin(?) - Oral agreement with the Zamorin for the establishment of a factory

February(?) 10(?), 1503 - Calicut - For the first time in naval history, the portuguese use a line of battle - the forces of Calicut are devastated

February 22, 1503 - Calicut - Vasco da Gama sets sail to Europe

March 25, 1503 - Off Seychelles Islands - As the portuguese admiral spots Seychelles Islands for the first time, he names them as "Admiral Islands"

April 13, 1503 - Island of Mozambique - The fleet passes by the Island of Mozambique on the way to Lisbon

July 12, 1503 - Mossel Bay (São Brás), South Africa(?) - Vasco da Gama's ships returning from India are sighted by Afonso de Albuquerque's fleet 

July 15, 1503 - Cape of Good Hope - A storm at the Cape strays Estevão da Gama

November 10, 1503 - Lisbon, Portugal - Vasco da Gama arrives in Lisbon

March 25, 1505 - Lisbon - Ferdinand Magellan departs for India in a fleet of 22 ships sent to host D. Francisco de Almeida as the first viceroy of Portuguese India

April 6, 1505 - Cape Verde Islands - The Armada sails through the Cape Verde Islands
April 12, 1505 - Porto de Ale (Petite-Côte, SE Dakar) - The Armada makes a brief stop at Porto de Ale to resupply
April 25, 1505 - Porto de Ale (Petite-Côte, SE Dakar) - Francisco de Almeida resumes voyage and divides his Armada in two squadrons
May 4, 1505 - Line of the Equator - One of the ships in Almeida's squadron, the "Bella", springs a leak and begins to founder. The crew and cargo are distributed among other ships. After Almeida sends the faster squadron ahead, his slower squadron is now reduced to 12 ships
May 18, 1505 - Six ships under Pêro de Anaia, considered a third squadron, set out to Sofala
June 26, 1505 - Cape of Good Hope - Francisco de Almeida's squadron doubles the Cape of Good Hope with some difficulty, meeting a violent storm on the other side, during which some ships are separated
July 3(?), 1505 - Primeiras Islands, SW Angoche, Mozambique - Almeida arrives to the Primeiras Islands and waits for the remaining ships
July 18, 1505 - Primeiras Islands, SW Angoche, Mozambique - Almeida's squadron is reassembled. Of the 12 ships in his squadron, Almeida finds himself missing only two ships. Hearing nothing about the other squadron, Almeida decides to press on and sets sail north to Quiloa
July 23, 1505 - Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania) - Almeida arrives on the island-state of Quiloa with 8 ships. Without receiving the annual tribute owed to the King of Portugal, he lands 500 soldiers and takes Quiloa without opposition. A Fortress is built
August 8, 1505 - Quiloa (Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania) - One of the missing ships of Almeida's squadron, the "Botafogo", arrives in Quiloa harbour and rejoins the others. He leaves instructions behind for the other squadron and departs from Quiloa, wary of the monsoon timing
August 13, 1505 - Mombasa - Almeida's fleet menacingly anchors before the island-city of Mombasa. Almeida sends out an ultimatum to Mombasa, offering peace in return for vassalship and tribute to Portugal. 
August 14, 1505 - Mombasa - After the offer is rejected, the portuguese bombard and sack the city, taking 200 women slaves.
August 27, 1505 - Mombasa - After sending news and his respects to the city of Mailindi, Almeida sets sail for India with 14 ships
September 13, 1505 - Angediva Island, India - Almeida alights on the Indian coast at the island of Anjediva. As per the orders received in Lisbon, Almeida immediately begins the construction of a Portuguese fortress on the island – Fort São Miguel of Angediva. He also erects the Church of Our Lady of Springs (Nossa Senhora das Brotas) 
October 16, 1505 - Angediva Island - Almeida departs to Honnavar (Rio de Onor), the homebase of the Hindu corsair known as Timoja (or Timaya), who had caused some trouble to earlier armadas, and whom Almeida feared might yet cause trouble for Anjediva
October 18, 1505 - Rio de Onor (Honnavar, India) - Almeida believes his suspicious are confirmed when he sees a significant number of Arab ships, alongside Timoja's own, in Onor harbour. Almeida accuses Onor's rulers of breaking the proferred truce and orders an attack on the port city. Resistance is fierce, but the Portuguese manage to sack and burn the harbour and break into the city. As they approach the palace, the governor pleads for peace. Almeida, who had been wounded in the process, suspends the fighting. In the aftermath, the corsair Timoja and the governor of Onor agree to swear an oath of vassalage and promise not to molest the Portuguese in Anjediva
October 24, 1505 - Rio de Onor (Honnavar, India) - Almeida sails south to Cannanore.
October 27(?), 1505 - Cannanore - Arrival at Cannanore. Almeida visits the portuguese factory there and secures permission from the Kolathiri Raja of Cannanore to build a portuguese fort in the city
October 30, 1505 - Cannanore - Almeida sets sail to Cochin
December 1, 1505 - Cochin - Almeida is informed that the portuguese in Quilon (Kollam) were massacred. He sends his son Lourenço de Almeida with 6 ships there,  reinforces Fort Manuel at Cochin and delivers a golden crown as a gift from King Manuel I of Portugal to the King of Cochin
January 11, 1506 - Cochin - Letter from Gaspar Correia to King Manuel: "In this port stayed the S.Gabriel and the Maddalena in a hurry to load and the caravel in which Lôpo Chanoca is captain"

May 3, 1508 - Lisbon, Portugal - Returns to Lisbon

January(?) 1(?), 1509 - River Tagus, near Lisbon - There's no record of her destiny or of any shipwreck. Either the ship was dismantled to reuse its timbers, extensively rebuilt and rebaptized, or left to rot at the tidal marshes of River Tagus estuary =(END)