Revenge (English galleon)

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Revenge (English galleon) was a famed 16th-century English warship of the Elizabethan navy, best known for her heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Revenge (English galleon) canonical 3
English ship Revenge 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan warship ⓘ
English warship ⓘ
galleon ⓘ
allegiance England ⓘ
armament broadside cannon ⓘ
builtFor Queen Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
builtIn Kingdom of England ⓘ
captain Sir Richard Grenville ⓘ
causeOfLoss storm in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
commandedBy Sir Richard Grenville ⓘ
commissionedBy Queen Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
constructionPlace Plymouth shipyards ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
crewCharacteristic fought against overwhelming odds in 1591 ⓘ
crewOutcome many crew killed or captured ⓘ
depictedIn ballad "The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet" ⓘ
various historical narratives of the Anglo-Spanish War ⓘ
designedUnder Sir John Hawkins ⓘ
linked to: John Hawkins
engagementOutcome inflicted heavy damage on Spanish ships ⓘ
ship captured after prolonged resistance ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
fate captured by Spanish fleet ⓘ
lost in storm ⓘ
historicalPeriod Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
historicalReputation famed 16th-century English warship ⓘ
homePort Plymouth ⓘ
legacy symbol of English naval heroism ⓘ
locationOfLastBattle near Flores, Azores ⓘ
lost 1591 ⓘ
namedAfter revenge ⓘ
navalTactic close-quarters gunnery and boarding defense ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Flores (1591) ⓘ
notableFor last stand against Spanish fleet in 1591 ⓘ
operatedBy Elizabethan navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy

English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
opponent Spanish fleet ⓘ
participatedIn English naval operations against Spain ⓘ
role warship ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy (historical predecessor) ⓘ
linked to: English navy
serviceEntry 1577 ⓘ
status wrecked ⓘ
sunkWhile being taken to Spain ⓘ
type race-built galleon ⓘ
usedIn Atlantic naval warfare ⓘ
yearOfEvent 1591 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet → subject → Revenge (English galleon) ⓘ
The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet → centralObject → English ship Revenge ⓘ
linked to: Revenge (English galleon)
Battle of Flores (1591) → shipInvolved → Revenge (English galleon) ⓘ
Battle of Flores (1591) → flagship → Revenge (English galleon) ⓘ