naval engagement, early modern

Sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Name: Sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição was a naval engagement fought in 1621 at Lisbon, in what is now Portugal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lisbon. It was part of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations, which ran from 1538 to 1718. The recorded result: First battle: Portuguese victory; Second battle: Algerian victory. Recorded strength: 1 carrack; 22 cannons; 600–800 crew against 17 ships; 30–40 cannons each; ~5,000 corsairs.

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Fought1621

WhereLisbon, Portugal38.708N, 9.139W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeFirst battle: Portuguese victory; Second battle: Algerian victory

BelligerentsKingdom of PortugalagainstRegency of Algiers

Casualties and lossesMany killed and injured; 1 carrack sunkandMost ships damaged

Part ofOttoman–Portuguese confrontations1538 to 1718

Where it sits in Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations

7 placed engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1621 (year precision) to 1621
Place	Lisbon, Portugal 38.708N, 9.139W
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	1 carrack; 22 cannons; 600–800 crew	17 ships; 30–40 cannons each; ~5,000 corsairs
Casualties and losses	Many killed and injured; 1 carrack sunk	Most ships damaged

Placed at Lisbon; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Lisbon 1147, 0.8 km NE
Capture of Lisbon 1094, 2.1 km NW
Action of 11 November 1779 1779, 2.4 km SE
Siege of Lisbon 1384, 2.6 km W
Siege of al-Lixbûnâ AD 844, 2.6 km W

In the same war

Before: Capture of Muscat 1581
After: Action of 26 May 1789 26 May 1789
All 7 engagements of Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations

Elsewhere in 1621

Sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q132175198, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sinking of the Nossa Senhora da Conceição, revision 1370747127, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.