1587

Spanish Armada Raleigh arranged for the construction of one of the ships involved in fighting the Armada, "The Ark Royal". It had four masts and a normal crew of 270 and weighed 800 tons. The "Ark Royal" was chosen to lead the English fleet against the Spainish Armada in 1588. Select a Year from the Timeline 1552 | 1569 | 1584 | 1585 | 1587 | 1589 | 1595 | 1603 | 1614 | 1618