British Second Rate galleon 'Revenge' (1577)

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Revenge	13716
Nominal Guns	43	TRN1
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Launched	10.1577	BWAS-1603
First Commissioned	1577
How acquired	Purpose built	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Deptford Dockyard - Deptford	BWAS-1603
Constructor	Matthew Baker (1530-1613)	BWAS-1603
Category	Second Rate	TRN1
Ship Type	Galleon
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	31.8.1591	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel110' 0"Imperial Feet33.528
Breadth34' 0"Imperial Feet10.3632
Burthen464Baker's Rule Tons
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNRS157
Burthen471Tons BM
Burthen589Tons and Tonnage

Armament

1588Broadside Weight = 283 Imperial Pound ( 128.34065 kg)TRN1
Gun Deck2 British Cannon of 7
Gun Deck6 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck12 British Culverin
Gun Deck2 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck6 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British Minions
Gun Deck11 British Light Guns

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1588250150 Sailors, 24 gunners and 76 soldiersTRN1

7 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1579AdmiralJohn Perrot (1528-1592)NRS1571580CaptainWilliam Wynter (1521-1589)NRS1571586CaptainEdward BerkeleyNRS1571588Vice-AdmiralSir Francis Drake (1540-1596)NRS1571589CaptainThomas DrakeNRS1571590AdmiralSir Martin Frobisher (d.1593)NRS1571591 - 31.8.1591CaptainRichard Grenville (1542-1591)BWAS-1603

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1589AdmiralSir Francis Drake (1540-1596)NRS157

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1588LieutenantJonas Bodenham

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1588The Spanish Armada
1.8.1588Took the First Rate Galleon Nuestra Señora del Rosario (25) The English ChannelNRS157
31.8.1591

Taken by the Spanish, she subsequently foundered

BWAS-1603
31.8.1591First Battle of Flores

Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType

TRN1William Laid ClowesDigital Book

BWAS-1603Rif WinfieldBook

NRS157Ed. C. S. Knighton and David LoadesBook

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