Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596)

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Sir Francis Drake

NationalityBritish
RolesNaval Sailor, Ship Owner, Privateer
Date of Birth1540
First Known Service1567ref:591
BrotherNRS011
BrotherTRN1
Last Known Service28.1.1595/96ref:591
Date of Death28.1.1596 - Off the coast of Puerto Ricoref:591
Cause of DeathDysentryref:591

Ships Owned

FromToVesselSource
158530.7.1588

Event History

Date from	Date to	Event	Source
1567	1569	Minion (9) 1523-1570 British 9 Gun 3rd Rate Unknown , Captain, and Commanding Officer
23.9.1568		Action at San Juan d'Ullua
1581		Appointed Knight Bachelor
1585	1586	Bonadventure (47) 1567-1611 British 47 Gun 2nd Rate Galleon 0000 Renamed "Bonadventure" , as Flag Officer, Admiral,	NRS157
14.9.1585	28.7.1586	Commander of the Drake's Voyage to the West Indies
1587		Bonadventure (47) 1567-1611 British 47 Gun 2nd Rate Galleon 0000 Renamed "Bonadventure" , Admiral, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603
19.1.1587/88	25.8.1588	Revenge (43) 1577-1591 British 43 Gun 2nd Rate Galleon , Vice-Admiral, and Commanding Officer	NRS157
5.1588	10.1588	Commanded the Merchant ships westwards under Sir Francis Drake at the The Spanish Armada
1589		Revenge (43) 1577-1591 British 43 Gun 2nd Rate Galleon , as Flag Officer, Admiral,	NRS157
8.4.1589	28.6.1589	Commander of the Expedition to Portugal
1595	1596	Commander of the Expedition to the West Indies
1595	28.1.1595/96	Defiance (46) 1590-1613 British 46 Gun Unrated Galleon , Captain, and Commanding Officer	BWAS-1603

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

Book

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

NRS011Julian Stafford Corbett, Book

NRS157C. S. Knighton, David Loades, Book

TRN1William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:591Ian Friel, Web Site

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