1 “Armada is the Spanish word for a fleet” (http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/navies-and-warships/the-spanish-armada)The Spanish Armada took place from June to September in 1588. “The Spanish Armada’s task was to overthrow protestant England lead by Queen Elizabeth I. “ ( http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-england/the-spanish-armada/) The Armada is famous because Enlgand was a small nation with a small navy, they were going up against the greatest power in the world that was Spain. It took place at “The English Channel, the North Sea and the seas around the North and West of Scotland, the Orkneys and the West of Ireland.” http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/tudors/armada.htm With the help from Mother Nature they defeated …show more content…
Galleons were sailing ships that got high out of the water with a lot of force. A lot of ships had to be converted to be naval ships, ( The defiinition of naval accourding to google is “A naval ship is a military ship (or sometimesboat, depending on classification) used by anavy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are damage resilient and armed with weapon systems, though armament on troop transports is light or non-existent.” (https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=naval+ships+definition) There were also boats though that only carried things instead of fighting. For example they would carry 11 million pounds of biscuits. 11,000 pairs of sandals, 40,000 gallons of olive oil, 5,000 pairs of shoes. 14,000 barrels of wine, 180 priests. 600,000 pounds of salted pork and 728 servants.” (http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/tudor-england/the-spanish-armada/) To set up the Armada they had to do many things, the plan to set it up was HUGE! There were cannons, (which cannons were the main weapon since it was mostly on a ship) , guns, and with guns they needed gunpowder, swords. The english combined the sword and a gun and named it the “Sword Gun” , they had many other weapons as well. Many of the weapons they didnt have Spain would buy them from anyone who would sell them to