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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNRS022
Burthen200Ton

DatesOwnerSource
1585 - 1588/07/30 OwnerTRN1

Date# of MenNotesSource
14.9.1585100 NRS022
158880 NRS002

DatesRankNameSource
14.9.1585 - 28.7.1586CaptainNRS0227.1588 - 30.7.1588CaptainNRS002

DateEventSource
5.1588The Spanish Armada
30.7.1588

Expended as fireship against the Spanish at Calais

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
14.9.1585-28.7.1586	Drake's Voyage to the West Indies	Sir Francis DrakeBritish Naval Sailor Ship Owner Privateer Service 1567-1596

IDNameAuthorType

NRS002John Knox Laughton, Digital Book

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