Re: the little details mean a lot when doing 1715 fleet "research"
yes its a error on romans map -- there were 12 vessels in the "combined" 1715 fleet --the french vessel GEIFFON -- the 5 vessel fleet of Ubilla and the 6 vessel fleet of Echeverz
the records I have show that all 5 of Ubilla's fleet plus the 2 major treasure vessels and the dutch prize vessel known as the Olandesa of Echeverz's fleet sank at the main known 1715 site .
the records also show that according to the fleets pilot --that 3 vessels of Echevrz's flleet broke away from the main fleet a day earlier before the main force of the storm hit the fleet --they like the griffon that left about 1/2 a day even earlier took a northerly tack -- theses vessels where not as heavily overloaded down as the main treasure vessels were and basically they made a break for it , rather than hang out with the very slow heavily overloaded main treasure fleet vessels -- the three were --the Concepcion , the french prize known as "El Ciervo" and the Tobbacco hauling NAO class vessel San Miguel -- note records show ---4 men of the Concepcion were reported as recovered on the cape --after their vessel went down they floated for a couple days on a hatch cover before it washed ashore at the cape * -- of the other two vessels -- salmon in his sept 20th , 1715 letter says-- nine nessels lost ( the 8 to the south plus the Concepcion makes 9 "accounted for" by salmons accounting) and of the 2 missing "gallones" (-Echeverz's fleet was called "gallones de terra firme")-----there is little doubt that they sank on the high seas as wreckage of a large vessel or vessels was found on the NORTH SHORE OF ST AUGUSTINE ---9 plus 2 means 11 spanish vessels -- the french vessel salmon was not 'accountible for" so basically its a non factor in his report letter to the king .
