 Nova and the ship participated in the Albuquerque-led conquest of the cities of Curiati (Kuryat), Muscat in July 1507, Khor Fakkan, (accepting also the submission of the cities of Kalhat and Sohar) and Ormuz in the same year.Two years later in India, she was commandeered to serve as the flagship of D. Francisco de Almeida in the 1509 battle of Diu.João da Nova died that same year in Cochin, and Almeida (ending his term as vice-roy) planned to bring "Flor do Mar" back to Portugal himself, taking special care to repair her into shape.