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| Name | Elizabeth Jonas |
| Builder | Peter Pett, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | 1557 |
| Launched | 3 July 1559 |
| Out of service |
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| Fate | Rebuilt 1597-98. Condemned and sold, 1618 |
| General characteristics as built 1557-59 | |
| Tons burthen | 740 bm |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 42 guns |
| General characteristics as rebuilt from 1598 | |
| Class and type | 55-gun Royal Ship |
| Tons burthen | 684 bm |
| Length | 100 ft (30 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 500 (340 sailors, 40 gunners, 120 soldiers) |
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The Elizabeth Jonas of 1559 was the first large English galleon, built in Woolwich Dockyard from 1557 and launched in July 1559.