THE SPANISH FLEET

Type of Ship.Name of Ship.Official
Tonnage.
Guns.
Royal galleons (18)San Juan1,050  50
San Martin1,000  48
San Luis83038
San Felipe80040
San Marcos79038
San Mateo75034
San Juan Bautista75034
San Christobal (Castille)70036
San Juan el Menor53024
Sant’ Jago el Mayor53024
La Asuncion53024
San Medel y Celedon53024
San Felipe y Sant’ Jago53024
San Pedro53024
Sant’ Jago el Menor52024
San Christobal (Portugal)35024
San Bernado35024
Santa Aña25024
Italian galleon (1)San Francesco de Florencia96052
Galleasses (4)San Lorenzo1,000  50
Napolitana1,000  50
Girona1,000  50
Zuñiga1,000  50
Armed private
galleons and
great ships (41)
  11,250 
  11,200 
  21,150 
  11,100 
  4over 900
  8over 800
  7over 700
  6over 600
  5over 500
  2over 400
  4over 300
Armed urcas 27150-900
Large zabras (barks)  4150-160
Pinnaces and small
armed craft of all
kinds
 30 approx.40-100
Water caravels  9 approx.
Feluccas  7 approx.
Total vessels141

Of these, apparently 3 large ships and 14 small craft parted company or were captured in the Channel, so that at Calais the total number was 124.

Total of seamenabout7,500
Total of soldiersabout17,000
Total of volunteers, gentlemen, etc.about1,000
Total of galley slavesabout1,000
Grand total 26,500
Commander-in-ChiefAlonso Perez de Guzman,
Duque de Medina Sidonia.
Chief of Staff and virtual
Commander
Don Diego Flores de Valdes.
Lieutenant-GeneralDon Alonso Martinez de Leyva.
Vice-AdmiralDon Juan Martinez de Recalde.

Brigaded Troops on Board the Armada.

Brigade (Tercio).Maestro de Campo.
Tercio de SiciliaDon Diego de Pimentel.
Tercio de NapolesDon Alonso de Luzon.
Tercio de Entre Douro y MinhoDon Francisco Alvarez de Toledo.
Tercio de IslaDon Nicolas de Isla.
Tercio de MexìaDon Agostin de Mexìa.

MARTELLO TOWERS ON THE SUSSEX COAST ERECTED DURING THE PERIOD OF NAPOLEON’S PROJECTED INVASION.


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