English ship Adventure (1594)

History
English Navy Royal
Name	Adventure
Builder	Deptford Dockyard
Launched	1594
Commissioned	1595
Fate	Broken in 1645
General characteristics
Class and type	Galley Fourth Rate - 1626
Tons burthen	174.6/343.2 tons bm
Length	88 ft 0 in (26.8 m) keel
Beam	26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Sail plan	ship-rigged
Complement	120 (1603)
Armament	in 1603 4 x culverins 11 × demi-culverins 5 × sakers in 1624 12 × demi-culverins 6 × sakers 4 × minions

Adventure was a 26-gun galley in the service of the English Navy Royal. She spent her early career in expeditions as far as West Indies, Cadiz and the Azores. She later was assigned to the Channel Guard during two more attempts by Philip II of Spain to invade England. She would spend the rest of her time in Home Waters, mainly the English Channel and North Sea. She was broken in 1645.^[1]

Adventure was the first named vessel in the English and Royal Navies.^[2]