British galleon 'Hope' (1560)

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Hope

4755
Nominal Guns48BWAS-1603
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
OrderedBWAS-1603
Keel Laid Down1559BWAS-1603
Launched1560BWAS-1603
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1603
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1603
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1603
Ship TypeGalleonBWAS-1603
Broken Up to Rebuild1602BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel94' 0"Imperial Feet28.6512 
Breadth33' 0"Imperial Feet10.0584 
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Burthen504Tons and Tonnage 
Burthen403Baker's Rule Tons 

Armament


Broadside Weight = 229.5 Imperial Pound ( 104.07835 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck2 British Cannon-Perrier
Gun Deck9 British Culverin
Gun Deck11 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck2 British Fowler
Gun Deck4 British Portpiece

1588Broadside Weight = 256.5 Imperial Pound ( 116.32285 kg)TRN1
Gun Deck2 British Cannon of 7
Gun Deck4 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck9 British Culverin
Gun Deck11 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck18 British Light Guns

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1588270160 Sailors, 25 gunners and 85 soldiersTRN1
1603250 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
7.1563 - 8.1563Captain
Ralph ChamberlainBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1548-1563
NRS1571586Captain
Thomas FennerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1585-1597
NRS1571.1.1587/88 - 25.8.1588Captain
Robert CrosseBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1585-1600
BWAS-16031595 - 6.12.1595Captain
Gilbert YorkeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1584-1595
†BWAS-16036.12.1595 - 1596Captain
Thomas DrakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1585-1596
BWAS-16031597Captain
Richard LevesonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1588-1603
BWAS-16038.1599 - 1600Captain
John GilbertBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1597-1625
BWAS-16031601 - 1602Captain
Sir Robert MansellBritish
Naval Sailor
Merchant Sailor
Service 1592-1621
BWAS-1603

1 Warrant Officer


DatesRankNameSource
26.8.1588 - 15.9.1588Master
John SampsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1588-1757
NRS022

Service History


DateEventSource
1584Rebuilt "into the form of a Galleass"?BWAS-1603
5.1588The Spanish Armada
5.1588The Spanish Armada
1599Channel guardBWAS-1603
1601In the ChannelBWAS-1603
1602In the ChannelBWAS-1603
3.10.1602Battle of the Narrow Seas


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
8.1586-10.1586Hawkyns cruise to Portugal  
1595-1596Expedition to the West Indies
Sir Francis DrakeBritish
Naval Sailor
Ship Owner
Privateer
Service 1567-1596
 
7.1597-10.1597Expedition to the Azores  
 
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