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| Name | Revenge |
| Builder | Mathew Baker at Deptford Royal Dockyard |
| Cost | £4,000 (£1.44 million today) |
| Launched | 1577 |
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| Class and type | Race-built galleon |
| Tons burthen | 440[1] |
| Length | 140 ft (43 m)[1] |
| Sail plan | Early full-rigged ship[1] |
| Complement | Approx. 260[1] |
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Revenge was an English race-built galleon of 46 guns, built in 1577 and captured by the Spanish in 1591, sinking soon afterwards. She was the first of 13 English and Royal Navy ships to bear the name.[Note 1]
- ^ a b c d John Barratt. "The Revenge at Military History Online". Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ Herman, Arthur (2004). To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-053424-0. p.103
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