In the first shipwreck, the Griffin was very lucky and did not sink.
The second time it failed, it relied on its speed to support itself all the way to the South China Sea, but was eventually overturned by the waves and sank in the teachers' area.
Looking back this time, Chen Wenzhe saw two fleets, and except for the Griffin, almost all of them were wiped out.
The first time was in the waters where North and South America meet, and the second time was in the Pacific Ocean.
The fleet that sank for the first time was also a fleet transporting treasures. There seemed to be no way to salvage it.
The second time they went to sea, the fleet where the Griffin was included was too scattered among the sunken ships.
After entering the Pacific Ocean, the entire Spanish treasure fleet sank in the ocean, including many pirate ships.
They fought from the west coast of America to the east and to the South China Sea.
This process lasted four months. At the beginning, the fully loaded warships that transported the most treasures were the first to be scuttled due to their speed.
It was not sunk, but it sank in some sea areas in a planned way.
These sunken ships are the most clearly marked, and some were actually sunk during pursuit battles.
As long as these are discovered, they will be recorded, and maybe they can be salvaged in the future!
Besides, they are very experienced in this kind of thing, because they did it once not long ago.
Just because they could deliberately scuttle themselves in shallow waters, they avoided a lot of losses in the last shipwreck.
Unfortunately, this time they were unlucky. They traveled all the way to South Asia and were not able to escape the pirate attacks.
At the last moment, they encountered strong winds at sea again. The Griffin frigate, which had supported it to the end, finally sank not far from the South China Sea Island.
They were also unlucky. They were not directly sunk by the enemy. Instead, they ran aground on a small reef area and were overturned by strong winds.
Because the battleship capsized so quickly, all crew members were not spared.
Therefore, this time Chen Wenzhe not only discovered the coordinates of a sunken ship, but also discovered a long list of places where battleships sunk.
Many of these memories come from the owner of the gold-covered jade pipe. He seems to be the captain of the last frigate.
This one can be said to be a legend back then, because he is also a legendary captain.
He also experienced a shipwreck before, but he was lucky enough to survive.
It's just that he was not born at the right time, because at that time, Spain was in a period of transition from strength to weakness.
Continue to trace back until Chen Wenzhe saw this unlucky man's first shipwreck.
This shipwreck also occurred on a treasure ship, and it involved an entire fleet, almost wiping out the entire fleet.
It was 1715, and Spain aroused public outrage and began to be besieged by pirates from all over the world.
It is said that in 1714, the War of Spanish Succession finally ended, and the pirates of the British privateers were suddenly in trouble.
During the war, the British issued a large number of "private licenses", and their captains could "legally" rob Spanish and French merchant ships.
Now that the war is over, the legal pirates holding "private licenses" can no longer rob as they please.
A large number of sailors were unemployed, and every port was crowded with British people looking for work.
Especially in the West Indies between the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, there are a large number of British sailors who are far away from their hometown, penniless and in a worrying situation.
To make matters worse, Spain, which is powerful in South America, is seizing British ships, arresting British sailors, and extorting British ship owners on the grounds of arresting smuggling ships.
Maybe they were out for revenge, after all, British privateers had robbed a lot of things during the war.
The British were weak here, and the sailors became increasingly angry under the bullying of the Spanish.
Many people began to join forces and then became pirates.
The Bahamas is a real pirate paradise. It has more than 700 islands and complex terrain, which is very suitable for hiding traces.
In addition, this is also the main waterway for new colonies to Europe, with a large number of ships coming and going, so pirates have no worries about running out of targets.
Therefore, small pirate gangs gradually appeared here, making a living by robbing merchant ships.
In July 1715, a major event occurred in the pirate world.
During the previous wars, the Spanish plundered large amounts of gold and silver in South America, as well as luxury goods from the East, and the efficiency of transporting them back home was greatly reduced.
Now that the war is over, they immediately put a large-scale treasure transport mission on the agenda.
The governor of the time, Asteban Ubia, led a combined fleet and had been waiting for the arrival of goods from all parties.
He was already ready to set sail, but the treasure transport teams were delayed for several months due to various reasons.
It was not until July that gold, silver, silk, porcelain, jewelry, etc. were loaded onto the ship.
Ubia's treasure fleet shoulders a heavy responsibility. King Philip V of Spain is now very short of money. He has been rushing to transport treasure ships for at least a year.
Ubia understood that the king could not wait any longer. Although there was the danger of encountering a hurricane at this time, he had no choice.
On July 13, six large treasure ships and five escort ships set out from Havana.
The ship that Chen Wenzhe and his team salvaged, the Griffin, was first a member of this team.
This team sailed on the Atlantic Ocean. At that time, they did not think about going to the Pacific Ocean.
There must be a reason why it appears in the Pacific Ocean.
It can be said that from this year onwards, Spanish treasure ships became the favorites of pirates from all over the world.
This time the treasure was transported by the armed sailboat of Governor Ubia, leading the way, followed by two large warships.
In addition, a more flexible French frigate "Griffin" patrols in front and behind the fleet. It is also because of this that the Griffin can survive smoothly.
The pirates can only be intimidated by such a powerful escort force.
On July 19, the treasure fleet traveling to the coast of Florida encountered an enemy more terrifying than pirates.
The sailors discovered that the wind from the east was getting stronger and stronger. By noon, the sky was covered by black clouds and heavy rain poured down.
The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the waves on the sea are getting higher and higher.
On the rickety deck, the sailors lowered the sails, sealed the warehouse entrance, fixed the cannon, inspected the cargo, and waited for the test of rough waves.
The treasure ship, which was loaded with gold and silver treasures, was not afraid of ordinary storms, but this time, even the old sailors were trembling with fear. The waves were getting higher and higher, and the hull seemed to be broken into pieces.
In the middle of the night, the wind and waves did not subside. The sailors were horrified to find that the large sailboat had to face continuous waves as high as forty or fifty feet high.
The treasure ship was like climbing a mountain on the sea, stumbling and struggling in the huge waves, and was constantly pushed to the coast of Florida.
In the early morning, the uncontrolled fleet was pushed into an area with dense reefs and was in danger of escaping.