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The ship São José is wrecked

Date
27 Dec 1794
Updated
20 Dec 2019
The ship São José is wrecked

The Portuguese battleship São José Paquete Africa (also, São José-Paquete de Africa) was grounded in Camps Bay, Cape, with nearly 500 slaves on board. The ship was totally wrecked and about 200 slaves were drowned. Other sources mention that an earlier ship, also called São José, had been wrecked in 1622 along the Cape coast. About 1300 ships have been wrecked on or near the South African coast since the year 1500.

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  1. 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970).Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, pp. 617-8.

Last updated · 20 Dec 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The ship São José is wrecked . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010874

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