Spanish ship Nuestra Señora del Rosario (1587) facts for kids
The Spanish Armada of which Nuestra Señora del Rosario was a part
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| Name | Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
| Namesake | Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Owner | King Philip II of Spain |
| Operator | Spanish Navy |
| Route | Armada Real – Corunna |
| Builder | Vicente Alvarez, Ribadeo |
| Launched | 1587 |
| In service | 1587–1588 |
| Out of service | 1 August 1588 |
| Homeport | Corunna |
| Captured | 1 August 1588 |
| Fate | taken in an action on 1 August 1588 by English second rate, Revenge in the English Channel. |
| Status | Captured |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | First-rate galleon |
| Length | 949.45 Tonelas Machos (Burthen) or 1,150 Toneladas (Burthen) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Capacity | 359 men |
| Troops | 119 sailors, 240 infantry |
Nuestra Señora del Rosario was a large Spanish warship, called a galleon, that served in the Spanish Navy from 1587 to 1588. She was an important ship in the famous Spanish Armada.
Building a Mighty Ship
The name Nuestra Señora del Rosario means "Our Lady of the Rosary" in English. This name refers to the Virgin Mary. Back then, it was very common for Spanish ships to have religious names.
This ship was likely ordered in the mid-1580s. It was built in a place called Ribadeo in Galicia, Spain. A Spanish shipbuilder named Vicente Alvarez designed her. Nuestra Señora del Rosario was launched in 1587. After being built, she was given to the Spanish Navy in Corunna.
Life at Sea
Soon after she was built, Nuestra Señora del Rosario joined the huge fleet of ships preparing for the Spanish Armada. This was in May 1588. The ship was under the command of Teniente General Don Pedro de Valdés. She was in Corunna on July 13, 1588. A few weeks later, on July 31, 1588, she was damaged in some collisions.
Nuestra Señora del Rosario sailed into the English Channel with the rest of the Spanish Armada. She was the main ship, or "flagship," for Don Pedro de Valdés. His group of ships was called the Escuadura de Andalucia. They sailed on the left side of the Spanish fleet.
During a battle on August 1, 1588, Nuestra Señora del Rosario started to drift away. The ocean currents pulled her in the opposite direction from the rest of the Spanish fleet. This brought her closer to the English ships.
On that same day, August 1, 1588, the English ship Revenge captured Nuestra Señora del Rosario. This happened in the English Channel. The captured ship was first taken to Torbay, then to Dartmouth, and finally to Chatham. There, she was put into a dry dock. Eventually, she was sunk to help support a wharf, which is a structure where ships can dock.
