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How many ships sailed with Vasco da Gama on his first voyage?
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Vasco da Gama
Knight of the Order of Christ, detail identified as Vasco da Gama, Portuguese school, first half of the 16th century; in the National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon.
Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon on his first voyage in 1497 with a fleet of four vessels.1
The fleet consisted of the following ships:
* Two medium-sized three-masted sailing ships, the São Gabriel and the São Rafael
* A 50-ton caravel named the Berrio
* A 200-ton storeship1