English ship Vanguard (1586)
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | Vanguard |
| Builder | Matthew Baker, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 1586 |
| Fate | Broken up to rebuild, 1630 |
| Notes |
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| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | 32-gun galleon |
| Tons burthen | 500 |
| Armament | 32 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1599 rebuild [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 561.6 |
| Length | 108 ft (33 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| General characteristics after 1615 rebuild [2] | |
| Class and type | Great ship |
| Tons burthen | 665 tons |
| Length | 102 ft (31 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
The Vanguard[Note 1] was a 32-gun galleon of the English Tudor navy, built by Master Shipwright Matthew Baker and launched in 1586 from Woolwich Dockyard. She 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.
George Beeston anchored the ship in the Forth at Leith on 1 June 1589. One of his crew, the trumpeter, was killed ashore in Edinburgh in a fight with Spanish sailors.[3][4]
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, by Phineas Pett at Chatham Dockyard, as a great ship.[2]
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.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the 18th century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- Lavery, Brian (1983), The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- Winfield, Rif (2009), British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.
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