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The Ark Royal (1587), by Claes Janszoon Visscher (Claes Jansz Visscher), (1587-1652)

The galleon 'Ark Raleigh' was built at Deptford for Sir Walter Raleigh in 1587. The following year she was commissioned into the Royal Navy and re-named the 'Ark Royal'. She was the Lord High Admiral's flagship against the Spanish Armada in 1588. The vessel was 100 feet long on the keel, had a beam of 37 feet and carried 44 guns.

Source: National Maritime Museum, London

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