Revenge

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Revenge was an English galleon of the Elizabethan navy, famed for its heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591 under Sir Richard Grenville.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan ship
galleon
warship
allegiance England
armament about 46 guns
builder Royal Dockyard, Deptford
category 16th-century ships
Galleons of the Royal Navy
class race-built galleon
commandedBy Sir Richard Grenville
commissionedBy Queen Elizabeth I of England
country Kingdom of England
crewCasualties heavy English casualties at Battle of Flores
crewSize about 250 men at Battle of Flores
depictedIn The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet
poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
designedBy Matthew Baker
displacement about 400 tons burthen
engagementOutcome sank after capture
era Age of Sail
fate captured by Spanish fleet
lost in storm while being taken to Spain
hasCaptain Sir Richard Grenville
homePort Plymouth
launched 1577
legacy subject of ballads and historical accounts
symbol of English naval courage
locationOfEngagement near Flores, Azores
material wooden hull
notableEngagement Battle of Flores (1591)
notableFor heroic last stand against superior Spanish forces
inspiring English naval legend
operator English navy
Royal Navy
opponent Spanish Empire
Spanish fleet
predecessor earlier English galleons of Elizabethan navy
propulsion sail
relatedTo Azores campaign of 1591
Sir Walter Raleigh
serviceEntry 1577
spanishCasualties significant Spanish casualties inflicted
usedInConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
yearOfEvent 1591

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Francis Drake
shipCommanded
Battle of Flamborough Head ("Vengeance")
shipInvolved

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