Spanish galleon San José
San José (centre-left) exploding during Wager's Action | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | San José |
| Builder | Pedro Arostegui (contractor), Mapil (Usurbil) |
| Laid down | 1697 |
| Launched | 1698 |
| Fate | Destroyed during the Battle of Barú (Wager's Action), 8 June 1708. 9°35′00″N 76°15′25″W / 9.5833°N 76.2569°W |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Galleon |
| Tons burthen | 1,051 tons |
| Length | 71.00 codos (of 418 mm) lower deck length; 60.18 codos (of 418 mm) keel length |
| Beam | 21.91 codos |
| Draught | 11.75 codos estimated |
| Depth of hold | 10 codos |
| Propulsion | Sails |
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San José was a 64-gun galleon of the Spanish Navy. It was launched in 1698 and sank in battle off Barú Island, just south of Cartagena, Colombia, in 1708, while laden with gold, silver and emeralds worth about US$17 billion as of 2023.
The sunken ship was located at a depth of 600 meters by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in November 2015. In July 2017, it was announced that a salvage operation managed by the Colombian government would proceed.