Andrew Wood of Largo
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Sir Andrew Wood of Largo was a Scottish sea captain. Beginning as a merchant in Leith, he was involved in national naval actions and rose to become Lord High Admiral of Scotland. He was knighted c. 14
Sir Andrew with two ships 'The yellow Carvel' and 'The Flower' beat four of the English
A model of the Yellow Carvel in the National Museum of Scotland
Wood's victory against Bull
Royal Scots Navy
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The Royal Scots Navy was the navy of the Kingdom of Scotland from its origins in the Middle Ages until its merger with the Kingdom of England's Royal Navy per the Acts of Union 1707. There are mention
Andrew Wood's flagship, The Yellow Carvel, in action, from a children's history book (1906)
A model of the Great Michael, the largest ship in the world when launched in 1511
The captured Salamander, in the English Anthony Roll
A Scottish armed merchantman engaged in the Baltic trade is attacked by a Hanseatic ship. Detail from Carta marina, by Olaus Magnus.