| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Crane Group |
| Builders |
|
| Operators |  English Navy Royal |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | 1637 Group |
| Built | 1590 |
| In service | 1590-1629 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Small Ship |
| Tons burthen | 200 bm |
| Sail plan | ship-rigged |
| Complement | 100 - 1603 |
| Armament | 19 guns |
The Crane Group was a group of four 200-ton small galleons built after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. These vessels were all armed with about 20 guns and were rated in the six tier rating system of 1626 as Fourth Rate ships. They were all gone by the 1630s.[1]
- ^ Winfield