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The Sea Dogs were a group of English privateers and explorers authorised by Queen Elizabeth I to raid England's enemies, whether they were formally at war with them or not. Active from 1560 until Elizabeth's death in 1603, the Sea Dogs primarily attacked Spanish targets both on land and at sea, particularly during the Anglo-Spanish War .
Elizabethan Sea Dogs, English adventurers of the Elizabethan era; Sea Dog, a pseudonym used at one point in Wong Sun v. United States, 371 U.S. 471 (1963) Places
Bomber has some large boots to fill taking over from Chefo, but transferring to Hammersley from a larger frigate has given her some strong galley skills and she soon starts to fit in well with the rest of the crew, despite the afore mentioned episode with the chips.
He was born near Plymouth and was a member of the lesser gentry but he became one of the owners of the Merchants house [1] & in 1601 became Lord Mayor of Plymouth before becoming a privateer (and so-called Elizabethan sea dogs) in the services of Queen Elizabeth I (the Great) (1533-1603, reigned 1558-1603).
She risked war with Spain by supporting the "Sea Dogs", such as John Hawkins and Francis Drake, who preyed on the Spanish merchant ships carrying gold and silver from the New World. The Navy yards were leaders in technical innovation, and the captains devised new tactics.
Golden Hind was a galleon captained by Francis Drake in his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580. She was originally known as Pelican, but Drake renamed her mid-voyage in 1578, in honour of his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose crest was a golden hind (a female red deer).
Chief Petty Officer Andrew "Charge" Thorpe MBA is a fictional TV character on the show Sea Patrol. He is portrayed by John Batchelor. On HMAS Hammersley, Charge is the chief engineer. Swain tells us that Charge is a 41-year-old male in the episode "Dogs of war". [1] He has a son, named Jamie, who is a midshipman in the navy.
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