List of ship launches in the 16th century

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This list of ship launches in the 16th century includes a chronological list of some ships launched from 1500 to 1599.

Date of LaunchShipClass / typeBuilderLocationCountryNotes
1502 Flor de la Mar Carrack Lisbon shipyards Lisbon Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal
1505 Margaret Warship Leith Flag of Scotland (1542-2003, navy blue).svg Kingdom of Scotland For Scottish navy
1510 Peter Pomegranate Warship Portsmouth Flag of England.svg England For Tudor Navy
July 1511 Mary Rose Carrack Portsmouth Flag of England.svg England For Tudor Navy
12 October 1511 Great Michael Carrack Newhaven dock Newhaven Flag of Scotland (1542-2003, navy blue).svg Kingdom of Scotland Largest ship afloat when launched [1]
13 June 1514 Henry Grace à Dieu Carrack Woolwich Dockyard Kent Flag of England.svg England Largest ship afloat when launched
1518 La Dauphine Carrack Royal Dockyard Le Havre Pavillon royal de la France.svg Kingdom of France Part of Giovanni da Verrazzano's first voyage to the New World
1520 Jesus of Lübeck Carrack Lübeck Flag of the Free City of Lubeck.svg Free City of Lübeck
1520 Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai Carrack Kochi Shipyard Kochi Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal
21 December 1522 Santa Anna Carrack Malta Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Knights Hospitaller
1530 São João Baptista War galleon Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal
1538 Réale Galley Pavillon royal de la France.svg Kingdom of France
1543PyroscaphClaimed to be a paddle steamer Blasco de Garay Barcelona Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spain For Blasco de Garay. [2]
1546 Antelope War galleon Flag of England.svg England For Tudor Navy [3]
1556 Mary Rose War galleon Flag of England.svg England For Tudor Navy
1557 Golden Lion Warship Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Tudor Navy
1559 Cinco Chagas Carrack Goa Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal For Viceroy Dom Constantino de Braganza
1559 Elizabeth Jonas War galleon Woolwich Dockyard Kent Flag of England.svg England
1559 Hope War galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1562 Aid Armed ship Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy [4]
1562 Triumph War galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England
1563 Mars WarshipFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden
1563 White Bear Warship Woolwich Dockyard Kent Flag of England.svg England
1566 Adler von Lübeck War galleon Wallhalbinsel Lübeck Hanse Danzig.svg Hanseatic League One of the largest contemporary ships [5]
1566 Philip and Mary War galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1568 Real Galley Barcelona Royal Shipyard Barcelona Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire For Armada Real
1570 Foresight War galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1570 La Juliana Barcelona Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire Part of the Spanish Armada
1573 Dreadnought War galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1573 Swiftsure War galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England
1577 Pelican Galleon Flag of England.svg England Known as Golden Hind, flagship of Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the world
1577 Revenge Race-built galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1577 Swiftsure Pinnace Flag of England.svg England
1570s Squirrel Exploration vesselFlag of England.svg England
1583 Delight Sailing shipFlag of England.svg England Part of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's expedition to Newfoundland
1585 Fin de la guerre Fighting platform Antwerp Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic Sortie in the Fall of Antwerp [6]
1586 Rainbow War galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1586 Vanguard War galleon Woolwich Dockyard Kent Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1587 Ark Raleigh War galleon Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Sir Walter Raleigh
1587 Nuestra Señora del Rosario First-rate ship of the line Vicente Alvarez Ribadeo Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire For Armada Real
1588 Repentance Race-built galleon Richard Hawkins London Flag of England.svg England
1589 Madre de Deus Carrack Lisbon Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal
1590 Advantage Small galleon Peter & Joseph Pett London Flag of England.svg England One of the first named vessels in the Royal Navy. [7]
1590 Answer Small galleon Matthew Baker London Flag of England.svg England One of the first named vessels in the Royal Navy. [7]
1590 Crane Small galleon Richard Chapman London Flag of England.svg England One of the first named vessels in the Royal Navy. [7]
1590 Defiance War galleon Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1590 Merhonour Warship Woolwich Dockyard Kent Flag of England.svg England
1593 Cinco Chagas Carrack Constantino de Braganza Goa Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal
1593 Rahīmī Hajj ship India Mughal Empire For Emperor Akbar
1594 Adventure Galley Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England One of the first named vessels in the English and Royal Navies. [7]
1595 Duyfken Yacht Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic
1595 Scourge of Malice Armed ship Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For East India Company
1596 Repulse Armed ship Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England For Royal Navy
1596 Warspite Great ship Deptford Dockyard London Flag of England.svg England
1597 Hoop East Indiaman Statenvlag.svg Dutch Republic For Dutch East India Company
Unknown Bazana Galley Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire Part of the Spanish Armada [8]
Unknown Bom Jesus East Indiaman carrack Lisbon Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal Oldest shipwreck on west coast of Sub-Saharan Africa [9]
Unknown Bonaventure War galleon Flag of England.svg England Commanded by Sir Francis Drake [10]
Unknown Concepción Carrack Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire Part of the Magellan-Elcano expedition to the Spice Islands
Unknown Desire FlagshipFlag of England.svg England Flagship of Thomas Cavendish's circumnavigation of the world
Unknown Mendam Berahi Royal ghali Malacca Sultanate
Unknown Nuestra Señora de la Concepción War galleon Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire Prize of Sir Francis Drake
Unknown Salamander WarshipFranceFlag of Scotland (1542-2003, navy blue).svg Kingdom of Scotland For Royal Scots Navy
Unknown San Antonio Galleon Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire
Unknown San Esteban Carrack Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire
Unknown Santa Maria de Vison Merchantman Ragusa Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire
Unknown São Bento Carrack Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal
Unknown São Martinho War galleon Flag Portugal (1495).svg Portugal
Unknown Tarihi Kadırga Galley Imperial Shipyard Constantinople Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844-1922).svg Ottoman Empire
Unknown Treasurer WarshipFlag of Scotland (1542-2003, navy blue).svg Kingdom of Scotland
Unknown Victoria Carrack Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg Spanish Empire

References

  1. ↑ Oliver, Neil. A History of Scotland. p. 191. ISBN   978-0-7538-2663-8.
  2. ↑ "The History of Paddle Wheel Steam Navigation". The Marine Engineer. London: 101–04. 1 July 1885.
  3. ↑ Starkey, David, ed., The Inventory of Henry VIII, vol. 1, Society of Antiquaries (1998), nos. 7180, 7555-7577.
  4. ↑ Lavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN   0-85177-252-8.
  5. ↑ Van der Horst(e), Peter (1676): "Beschreibung von der Kunst der Schiffahrt – Zum andernmahl auffgeleget und mit einem Anhang vermehret, worin beschrieben wird der Anfang und Fortgang der Schiffahrt", 2nd. ed., Schmalhertzens Erven, Lübeck (PDF)
  6. ↑ Robert Henry Thurston: The Earliest Iron-Clad. In: Cassier’s Magazine. vol. 6, 1891, p. 312–314 archive.org.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Colledge
  8. ↑ Shippen, Edward Naval battles ancient and modern J. C. McCurdy & Co. 1883.
  9. ↑ Hauptmann, Andreas; Schneider, Gabi; Bartels, Christoph (2016). "The Shipwreck of "Bom Jesus", AD 1533: Fugger Copper in Namibia" . Journal of African Archaeology . 14 (2): 181–207. doi:10.3213/2191-5784-10288. ISSN   1612-1651. JSTOR   44295232.
  10. ↑ Elton, Letitia MacColl (1906). The Story of Sir Francis Drake (1906 ed.). London: T. C. & E. C. Jack.
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