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Spanish Passenger Ships and Boats

La Amistad — Spanish schooner, two-masted; built in U.S.
In 1839, Africans being transported as slaves revolted against their captors aboard. She primarily engaged in short coastal trade with sugar-industry cargo. Her normal route ran from Havana to her home port of Guanaja. LAUNCHED: 1838, maybe → FATE: Renamed Ion, she was sold in Guadeloupe in 1844. No record after 1844.

Valbanera, SS — Scotish, then Spanish passenger steamship
Notable because of the mystery surrounding her disappearance during a hurricane. More than 480 passengers and crew were lost. Two empty lifeboats and the ships mast marked the spot where the ship sank. LAUNCHED: 1906 → FATE: Sank in a hurricane off Key West September of 1919.

The number of Spanish Passenger Ships and Boats listed is 2

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Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Valbanera, SS (Scotish, then Spanish passenger steamship)

Spanish
Passenger Ships and Boats

Valbanera, SS Scotish, then Spanish passenger steamship

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There are more than 400 ships in this database, but the initial list is only for famous ships names that begin with letters "A-B". For other listings, use the country and type tabs.

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