Back in 1690, the Spanish king commissioned the designers to create a beautiful and majestic ship. From this moment the story of the "San Felipe" galleon begins. The appearance of the vessel was simply amazing. With 96 cannons on board, he looked menacing. In the same year he became the lead ship of the Spanish Armada. He took part in many sea battles with French and British ships of the navy.

It should be noted that the "San Felipe" galleon was not always used in battles. Often, treasures taken from enemies were transported on it. The jewelry was returned to Spain. In history, the ship was noted more than once. In 1705, with 12 ships, he entered battle with 35 British ships. Since the superiority of forces was clearly on the side of the enemy, a day later "San Felipe" was captured by an English ship. Nevertheless, the enemy did not have time to fully enjoy his victory, since by this time the galleon had multiple injuries and holes. He sank quickly enough. It is known that he carried several tons of gold on board.