English ship Revenge (1577)

	"Sir Richard Grenville's Gallant Defence of the Revenge", print from 1804
History
England
Name	Revenge
Builder	Mathew Baker at Deptford Royal Dockyard
Cost	£4,000 (£1.44 million today)
Launched	1577
Fate	Captured 1 September 1591; Ran aground in the Azores soon afterward;
General characteristics
Class and type	Race-built galleon
Tons burthen	440
Length	140 ft (43 m)
Sail plan	Early full-rigged ship
Complement	Approx. 260
Armament	Forty-six guns:; 20 heavy guns on the gundeck; 26 other pieces;

Revenge was an English race-built galleon of 46 guns, built in 1577 and captured by the Spanish in 1591, sinking soon afterwards. She was the first of 13 English and Royal Navy ships to bear the name.^{[Note 1]}

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d John Barratt. "The Revenge at Military History Online". Retrieved 25 November 2008.
^ Herman, Arthur (2004). To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-053424-0. p.103

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[MHO-1] John Barratt. "The Revenge at Military History Online". Retrieved 25 November 2008.

[TRTW-2] Herman, Arthur (2004). To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-053424-0. p.103

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History
"Sir Richard Grenville's Gallant Defence of the Revenge", print from 1804
England
Name	Revenge
Builder	Mathew Baker at Deptford Royal Dockyard
Cost	£4,000 (£1.44 million today)
Launched	1577
Fate	Captured 1 September 1591 Ran aground in the Azores soon afterward
General characteristics
Class and type	Race-built galleon
Tons burthen	440^[1]
Length	140 ft (43 m)^[1]
Sail plan	Early full-rigged ship^[1]
Complement	Approx. 260^[1]
Armament	Forty-six guns: 20 heavy guns on the gundeck 26 other pieces^[2]