▁design ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁H osp it aller ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 2 ▁and ▁sometimes ▁ha iled ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁arm oured ▁ship . ▁ ▁Jesus ▁of ▁Lü beck , ▁char tered ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mer ch ants ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 3 ▁by ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth . ▁Jesus ▁of ▁Lü beck ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁slave ▁trade ▁under ▁John ▁Haw kins . ▁ ▁Mad re ▁de ▁De us , ▁which ▁was ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁off ▁Fl ores ▁Island . ▁Bu ilt ▁in ▁Lis bon ▁during ▁ 1 5 8 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁ships . ▁She ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 2 ▁with ▁an ▁enorm ously ▁valuable ▁cargo ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁that ▁is ▁still ▁considered ▁as ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁tre asure ▁ever ▁captured . ▁▁ ▁Cin co ▁Ch agas ▁pres umed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁rich est ▁ship ▁to ▁ever ▁sail ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Ind ies ▁until ▁then , ▁it ▁expl oded ▁and ▁s ank ▁at ▁the ▁Action ▁of ▁Fa ial ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 4 . ▁▁ ▁Santa ▁Cat arina , ▁Portuguese ▁car rack ▁which ▁was ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁off ▁Singapore ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 . ▁ ▁N ossa ▁Sen hora ▁da ▁Gra ça , ▁Portuguese ▁car rack ▁s unk ▁in ▁a ▁Japanese ▁attack ▁near ▁Nag as aki ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 0 ▁ ▁Peter ▁von