HMS Vanguard (1586)
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| Name: | HMS Vanguard |
| Launched: | 1586 |
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| Fate: | Broken up, 1630 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type: | 32-gun galleon |
| Tons burthen: | 500 tons (508 tonnes) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 32 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1599 rebuild | |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| General characteristics after 1615 rebuild[1] | |
| Class and type: | Great ship |
| Tons burthen: | 665 tons (675.7 tonnes) |
| Length: | 102 ft (31 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Vanguard.
HMS Vanguard was a 32-gun galleon of the English Royal Navy, launched in 1586 from Woolwich, and was the first ship of the navy to bear the name.
She played a key part in the action against the Spanish Armada in 1588. She was commanded by Martin Frobisher in 1594 and by Sir Robert Mansell in 1596.
She was taken to pieces in 1599 and rebuilt for the first time. In 1615 she was rebuilt for a second time, at Chatham, as a Great ship.[1]
During actions against Algerian pirates in 1620, Vanguard flew the flag of Sir Richard Hawkins.
Vanguard was broken up in 1630. Some of her timbers were used in the construction of the next Vanguard, launched the following year, and officially recorded as a rebuild of the first Vanguard.[1]
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- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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