treasure-ships

Blake sailed away to the port of Santa Cruz to cut off the Spanish treasure-ships coming from Mexico.

A Child's History of England 2007

The immediate occasion of the war was the seizure of four treasure-ships by the English.

The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 1993

On the other hand they sent out a large fleet to attack Cadiz, and to seize the Spanish treasure-ships.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

He captured two treasure-ships, which of course had never dreamed of meeting a hostile vessel; but allowed the crews to depart.

England under the Tudors

How many naval commanders have enriched themselves, by fortunate captures of unopposing treasure-ships, or on long preserved snug stations, without the smallest personal hazard, to a degree far beyond what his lordship ever acquired, who was continually engaged in scenes of the utmost fatigue and peril!

The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 2 James Harrison

Spanish treasure-ships -- the wealth which might purchase a kingdom -- the treasure equal to an empire's revenue -- the gold and jewels in countless store?

Cord and Creese James De Mille

It was not Drake then, but Hawkins and Frobisher who in 1590 commanded the armaments sent out to Spanish waters; with the primary intention of intercepting the annual convoy of treasure-ships.

England under the Tudors

In this year, O'Neill was hand in glove with Sir Thomas Stukely, a gentleman-adventurer of Devon, who made the harbours of the west coast his base for piratical cruises in search of treasure-ships.

England under the Tudors

Spanish Main and the Ocean highways, but the English fleets also practically controlled the narrow seas: and could make it impossible for any ordinary convoys, whether of transports, or merchantmen, or treasure-ships, to pass up-channel.

England under the Tudors

Pirates and privateers scoured the seas to rob the treasure-ships, and great expeditions were sent out by England in war times for the same purpose.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 Various