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| Fleet Commander | Sir Francis DrakeBritish Naval Sailor Ship Owner Privateer Service 1567-1596 | NRS022 | ||
| Fleet Formed | 14.9.1585 | NRS022 | ||
| Fleet Disbanded | 28.7.1586 | NRS022 |
| Ship | Joined | Left | Commander | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bonadventure (47)
1567-1611 British 47 Gun 2nd Rate Galleon 0000 Renamed "Bonadventure" | 14.9.1585 | 1586 | Thomas FennerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1585-1597 | Fleet disbanded | ||
| 14.9.1585 | 1586 | Edward WinterBritish Naval Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | |||
Bark Bond (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 1586 | Robert CrosseBritish Naval Sailor Service 1585-1600 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Francis (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Thomas MooneBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Vantage (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | John RiversBritish Privateer Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1588 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Drake (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | John VaughnBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
George (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | John VarneyBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Benjamin (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | John MartinBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Scout (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Edward GilmanBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Duck (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Galliot | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Richard HawkinsBritish Naval Sailor Service 1585-1621 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Swallow (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | BitfieldBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Minion (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Thomas CelyBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1575-1591 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Thomas (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Thomas DrakeBritish Naval Sailor Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1596 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Primrose (Unknown)
1581-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Martin FrobisherBritish Naval Sailor Service 1579-1590 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Leicester (Unknown)
1582-1591 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Fleet disbanded | |||
Bark Talbot (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | BailyBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Bark Bonner (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | George FortescueBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Bark Hawkyns (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | William HawkinsBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Hope (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Edward CarelessBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Tiger (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Christopher CarleillBritish Naval Sailor Soldier Service 1585-1586 | Fleet disbanded | ||
Sea Dragon (Unknown)
1585-1586 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | Henry WhyteBritish Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1588 | Fleet disbanded | ||
White Lion (Unknown)
1585-1588 British Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | 14.9.1585 | 28.7.1586 | James EriseyBritish Privateer Merchant Sailor Service 1585-1588 | Fleet disbanded |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1585/09/14 | Fleet sailed from Plymouth | |
| 1585/09/27 | Anchored off Vigo | |
| 1585/10/11 | departed for Palma where an attempt at landing failed. Fleet sailed to Gomera then sailed for Santiago, Cape Verde islands | |
| 1585/11/16 | Arrived Santiago, Cape Verde islands. Town captured November 17th, after a week waiting for ransom, the troops captured San Domingo. San Domingo, Santiago, and Porto Praya were burnt. | |
| 1585/11/26 | departed from Santiago for the West Indies | |
| 1585/12/21 | Arrived Dominica | |
| 1585/12/24 | arrived Saint Christopher. Then sailed to San Domingo, Hispaniola | |
| 1586 | Bonadventure (47)
1567-1611 left the fleetBritish 47 Gun 2nd Rate Galleon 0000 Renamed "Bonadventure" | |
| 1586 | left the fleet | |
| 1586 | Bark Bond (Unknown)
1585-1588 left the fleetBritish Unknown Gun Merchant Unknown | |
| 1586/01/01 | Captured San Domingo by a sea and land attack | |
| 1586/02/01 | left San Domingo for Cartagena, Columbia | |
| 1586/02/06 | off Rio de la Hacha | |
| 1586/02/11 | arrived Cartagena, captured and ransomed the town | |
| 1586/04/18 | sailed from Cartagena 31 March, forced to put back, sailing again 18 April | |
| 1586/04/26 | off Cape San Antonio, Cuba where the fleet remained til 19 May | |
| 1586/05/23 | fleet passed through the Florida Channel after looking into Havana and being prevented by contrary winds from reaching Matanzas | |
| 1586/05/27 | Arrived off Saint Augustine, Florida which was captured on 29 May | |
| 1586/06/02 | Fleet sailed from Saint Augustine for Roanoke, Virginia, arriving 9 June | |
| 1586/06/18 | Fleet sailed from Roanoke with the colonists, abandoning the settlement | |
| 1586/07/28 | Arrived home (England) |