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Fire ship
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A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver. Fireships were used to great effect against wooden ships throug
The burning of HMS Royal James at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672
The burning of HMS Royal James at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672
Chinese fire ships of the Song dynasty (960–1279)
Chinese fire ships of the Song dynasty (960–1279)
French fireship at anchorage. Note specialized features including the exit door between the two aftmost gunports; the chain securing an escape boat; a
French fireship at anchorage. Note specialized features including the exit door between the two aftmost gunports; the chain securing an escape boat; an aperture below the exit door to light a fuse; and grappling hooks on the yardarms.
Régulus under attack by British fireships, during the Battle of the Basque Roads
Régulus under attack by British fireships, during the Battle of the Basque Roads
Spanish Armada
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The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, and was the largest engagement of the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War. The Armada was commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke
Fire ship
…large explosive stores designed to detonate upon contact with the enemy. Fireships were used to great effect by the outgunned English fleet against the Spanish Armada during the Battle of Gravelines, the Dutch in the raid on the Medway, Chinese warlord Sun Quan in the Battle of Red Cliffs, and the Greeks in their war…
Route of the Spanish Armada
Route of the Spanish Armada
Philip II of Spain c. 1580, National Portrait Gallery, London
Philip II of Spain c. 1580, National Portrait Gallery, London
Queen Elizabeth I c. 1585, Trinity College, Cambridge
Queen Elizabeth I c. 1585, Trinity College, Cambridge
The Surrender of Pedro de Valdés (commander of the Squadron of Andalusia) to Francis Drake aboard the Revenge during the attack of the Spanish Armada,
The Surrender of Pedro de Valdés (commander of the Squadron of Andalusia) to Francis Drake aboard the Revenge during the attack of the Spanish Armada, 1588, by John Seymour Lucas