As soon as the fleet was made over to D. Vasco, which consisted only of ten large ships of burden, he at once got ready besides, five lateen rigged caravels, which he caused to be well-equipped, because he hoped to make war with them, and he had the necessary artillery pat into them, stowed below in the hold, and all the equipments were in great abundance, because the King's officers gave everything for the fleet which he asked for, as such were the King's orders; and all this was got ready in a few days. D. Vasco appointed the captains, who were these: in the flagship San Jeronymo, Vicente Sodré, a relation of his; in the Liouarda, D. Luis Coutinho; in the Leitoa, Fernan d'Atouguia; in the Batecabello, Gil Fernandes de Sousa; in the San Paulo, Alvaro d'Ataide; in the San Miguel, Gil Mattoso. These six ships were the largest, and the others which were smaller were to remain in India if convenient, and if there was no cargo for them, namely: the Bretoa, Francisco Marecos; San Rafael, Diogo Fernandes Correa, who was to be factor at Cochym; the Vera Cruz, Ruy da Cunha; Santa Elena, Pero Affonso d'Aguiar; and the captains of the caravels were: in the Santa Martha, Joao Eodrigues Badarças; in the Fradeza Joāo Lopes Perestrello; in the Salta na palha, Antāo Vaz; in the Estrella, Antonio Fernandes; in the Garrida, Pero Rafael. In these fifteen sail were eight hundred men at arms, honourable men, and many gentlemen of birth with the captain-major and others his relations and friends, with the captains.