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  2. List of ships of the line of Spain - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish term for ships of the line was navíos, but during the latter part of the Habsburg era (until 1700) ships continued to be designated as galeón. Those ships with secular names (e.g. royal, geographical or adjectival names) were additionally given an official religious name (or advocación ) which appears below in parentheses ...

  3. List of ships of the Spanish Armada - Wikipedia

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    Galleon: A heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 16th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish. They were the fastest ships built during the 16th century. Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships first used as armed cargo carriers. The full body of the fleet took two days to leave port. A typical ...

  4. Spanish Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation, the most famous being the discovery of America and the first global circumnavigation.

  5. List of shipwrecks in the 16th century - Wikipedia

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    17 April — Unnamed ship (Habsburg Netherlands): The unknown sloop-of-war may have been one of the ships sunk during the Battle of Flushing. [ 76 ] April — ( Spain ): During the Eighty Years' War a number of Spanish warships were lost in a battle with the Dutch fleet, when attempting to break a blockade on Middelburg .

  6. Galleon - Wikipedia

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    A Spanish galleon (left) firing its cannons at a Dutch warship (right). Cornelis Verbeeck, c. 1618–1620 A Spanish galleon Carracks, galleon (center/right), square rigged caravel (below), galley and fusta (galliot) depicted by D. João de Castro on the "Suez Expedition" (part of the Portuguese Armada of 72 ships sent against the Ottoman fleet anchor in Suez, Egypt, in response to its entry in ...

  7. Category:16th-century ships - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "16th-century ships" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. ... Spanish ship Nuestra Señora del Rosario (1587)

  8. Nuestra Señora de la Concepción - Wikipedia

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    Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (Spanish: "Our Lady of the (Immaculate) Conception") was a 120-ton Spanish galleon that sailed the Peru–Panama trading route during the 16th century. This ship has earned a place in maritime history not only by virtue of being Sir Francis Drake's most famous prize, but also because of her colourful nickname ...

  9. List of ship launches in the 16th century - Wikipedia

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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. ... Spanish Empire: Barcelona Royal Shipyard ...