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

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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