British Third Rate galleon 'Antelope' (1546)

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Antelope
Nominal Guns	38	B028
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	1546	B028
Shipyard	Unknown	B028
Category	Third Rate	B028
Ship Type	Galleon	B028
Broken Up to Rebuild	1558	B028
Becomes	British Third Rate galleon 'Antelope' (1558) (26) 1558-1581 British 26 Gun 3rd Rate Galleon

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Burthenc300Ton

Armament

1546Broadside Weight = 79.5 Imperial Pound ( 36.05325 kg)B028
Gun Deck4 British 9-Pounder
Gun Deck13 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck13 British Light Guns

1546Broadside Weight UnknownNRS157
Gun Deck4 Brass Guns
Gun Deck12 Handguns
Gun Deck32 Iron Guns

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1546200 NRS157

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.1549 - 12.1549Vice-AdmiralNRS1571557CaptainNRS157

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1558Master Gunnerref:1157

Notes on Ship

Early historyBWAS-1603
Originally built as a 300-ton galleass in 1546 with four-masts and flush-decks. Rebuilt as a galleon in 1558.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS157C. S. Knighton, David Loades, Book

ref:1157 Document

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