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What were the names of the five ships in Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet?

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Ferdinand Magellan — Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan, detail of a painting by an unknown artist; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

The five ships that comprised Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet for his expedition to the Moluccas were:1

Trinidad (the flagship)
San Antonio
Concepción
Victoria
Santiago

These vessels were prepared in Sevilla and departed from Sanlúcar de Barrameda on September 20, 1519.1