The Madre de Deus, built in Lisbon, Portugal in 1589 was the largest ship in the world in her time. The carrack was 165 feet (50 meters) in length, had 47 feet (14 meters) of beam and could carry 900 tons of cargo. It had 7 decks, 32 guns plus other arms and 600 to 700 crew members.
The arrival of the Great Carrack 'Madre de Dios' at Dartmouth Harbour, |
Adolf Hitler esteemed Clark Gable above all other actors, and during the war offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture and return Gable unscathed to him.
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