List of ship launches in the 16th century

This list of ship launches in the 16th century includes a chronological list of some ships launched from 1500 to 1599. Date of LaunchShipClass / typeBuilderLocationCountryNotes1502Flor de la MarCarrackLisbon shipyardsLisbon1505MargaretWarshipLeithFor Scottish navy1510Peter PomegranateWarshipPortsmouthFor Tudor NavyJuly 1511Mary RoseCarrackPortsmouthFor Tudor Navy12 October 1511Great MichaelCarrackNewhaven dockNewhavenLargest ship afloat when launched13 June 1514Henry Grace à DieuCarrackWoolwich DockyardKentLargest ship afloat when launched1518La DauphineCarrackRoyal DockyardLe HavrePart of Giovanni da Verrazzano's first voyage to the New World1520Jesus of LübeckCarrackLübeck1520Santa Catarina do Monte SinaiCarrackKochi ShipyardKochi21 December 1522Santa AnnaCarrackMalta1530São João BaptistaWar galleon1538RéaleGalley 1543 Pyroscaph Claimed to be a paddle steamer Blasco de Garay Barcelona For Blasco de Garay.1546AntelopeWar galleonFor Tudor NavyStarkey, David, ed., The Inventory of Henry VIII, vol. 1, Society of Antiquaries (1998), nos. 7180, 7555-7577.1556Mary RoseWar galleonFor Tudor Navy1557Golden LionWarshipDeptford DockyardLondonFor Tudor Navy1559Cinco ChagasCarrackGoaFor Viceroy Dom Constantino de Braganza1559Elizabeth JonasWar galleonWoolwich DockyardKent1559HopeWar galleonDeptford DockyardLondonFor Royal Navy1562AidArmed shipDeptford DockyardLondonFor Royal NavyLavery, Brian (1983) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. .1562TriumphWar galleonDeptford DockyardLondon1563MarsWarship1563White BearWarshipWoolwich DockyardKent1566Adler von LübeckWar galleonWallhalbinselLübeck Hanseatic LeagueOne of the largest contemporary shipsVan der Horst(e), Peter (1676): (PDF)1566Philip and MaryWar galleonDeptford DockyardLondonFor Royal Navy1568RealGalleyBarcelona Royal ShipyardBarcelonaFor Armada Real1570ForesightWar galleonDeptford DockyardLondonFor Royal Navy1570La JulianaBarcelonaPart of the Spanish Armada1573DreadnoughtWar galleonDeptford DockyardLondonFor Royal Navy1573SwiftsureWar galleonDeptford DockyardLondon1577PelicanGalleonKnown as Golden Hind, flagship of Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the world1577RevengeRace-built galleonDeptford DockyardLondonFor Royal Navy1577SwiftsurePinnace1570sSquirrelExploration vessel1583DelightSailing shipPart of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's expedition to Newfoundland1585Fin de la guerreFighting platformAntwerpSortie in the Fall of AntwerpRobert Henry Thurston: The Earliest Iron-Clad. In: Cassier’s Magazine. vol. 6, 1891, p. 312–314 archive.org.1586RainbowWar galleonDeptford DockyardLondonFor Royal Navy1586VanguardWar galleonWoolwich DockyardKentFor Royal Navy1587Ark RaleighWar galleonDeptford DockyardLondonFor Sir Walter Raleigh1587Nuestra Señora del RosarioFirst-rate ship of the lineVicente AlvarezRibadeoFor Armada Real1588RepentanceRace-built galleonRichard HawkinsLondon1589Madre de DeusCarrackLisbon1590AdvantageSmall galleonPeter & Joseph PettLondonOne of the first named vessels in the Royal Navy.Colledge1590AnswerSmall galleonMatthew BakerLondonOne of the first named vessels in the Royal Navy.1590CraneSmall galleonRichard ChapmanLondonOne of the first named vessels in the Royal Navy.1590DefianceWar galleonFor Royal Navy1590MerhonourWarshipWoolwich DockyardKent1593Cinco ChagasCarrackConstantino de BraganzaGoa1593RahīmīHajj shipIndiaMughal EmpireFor Emperor Akbar1594AdventureGalleyDeptford DockyardLondonOne of the first named vessels in the English and Royal Navies.1595DuyfkenYacht1595Scourge of MaliceArmed shipDeptford DockyardLondonFor East India Company1596RepulseArmed shipDeptford DockyardLondonFor Royal Navy1596WarspiteGreat shipDeptford DockyardLondon1597HoopEast IndiamanFor Dutch East India CompanyUnknownBazanaGalleyPart of the Spanish ArmadaShippen, Edward Naval battles ancient and modern J. C. McCurdy & Co. 1883.UnknownBom JesusEast Indiaman carrackLisbonOldest shipwreck on west coast of Sub-Saharan AfricaUnknownBonaventureWar galleonCommanded by Sir Francis DrakeUnknownConcepciónCarrackPart of the Magellan-Elcano expedition to the Spice IslandsUnknownDesireFlagshipFlagship of Thomas Cavendish's circumnavigation of the worldUnknownMendam BerahiRoyal ghaliMalacca SultanateUnknownNuestra Señora de la ConcepciónWar galleonPrize of Sir Francis DrakeUnknownSalamanderWarshipFranceFor Royal Scots NavyUnknownSan AntonioGalleonUnknownSan EstebanCarrackUnknownSanta Maria de VisonMerchantmanRagusaUnknownSão BentoCarrackUnknownSão MartinhoWar galleonUnknownTarihi KadırgaGalleyImperial ShipyardConstantinopleUnknownTreasurerWarshipUnknownVictoriaCarrack

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