São Gabriel (ship)
São Gabriel is on the bottom right. This depiction from about 1558 also shows São Rafael (top) and Bérrio. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Portugal | |
| Name | São Gabriel |
| Builder | Bartolomeu Dias |
| Commissioned | 1497 |
| In service | 1497-1499 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Carrack |
| Tons burthen | ~ 100 t |
| Length | 25.7 m (84 ft 4 in) |
| Beam | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
| Draft | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Complement | ~60 |
| Armament | 20 guns |
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São Gabriel was a Portuguese carrack and the flagship of Vasco da Gama's armada on his first voyage to India in 1497–1499.