Rigging the Pepper Wreck. Part I—Masts and Yards |
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| Authors: | Filipe Castro |
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| Institution: | Nautical Archaeology Program, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4352 USA |
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| Abstract: | Discovered in 1993 at the mouth of the Tagus River, the SJB2 shipwreck—or 'Pepper Wreck'—was tentatively identified as the Portuguese Indiaman Nossa Senhora dos Mártires , lost in this place on its return voyage from Cochin, in India, on 14 September 1606. Its archaeological excavation led to a tentative reconstruction of the hull, based in contemporary texts on shipbuilding. Further analysis of these texts allowed us to propose a reconstruction of the rigging.
© 2005 The Nautical Archaeology Society |
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| Keywords: | Pepper Wreck Nossa Senhora dos Mártires Portugal 17th-century shipbuilding India route Portuguese nau |
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