An Account of the Royal Navy which the Queen left at her death, with the Number of Men, and Tonnage of the Ships.* [1603]

Ship Names.	Burthen. Tons	Mariners.	Gunners.	Soldiers.	Total N° of Men.
Elisabeth Jonas	900	340	40	120	500
Triumph	1000	340	40	120	500
White Bear	900	340	40	120	500
Victory	800	268	32	100	400
Mer-Honeur (or Mary Honora)	800	268	32	100	400
Ark Royal†	800	268	32	100	400
St. Matthew	1000	340	40	120	500
St. Andrew	900	268	32	100	400
Due Repulse‡	700	230	30	90	350
Garland	700	190	30	80	300
Warspight	600	190	30	80	300
Mary Rose	600	150	30	70	250
Hope	600	150	30	70	250
Bonaventure	600	150	30	70	250
Lion	500	150	30	70	250
Nonpareil	500	150	30	70	250
Defiance	500	150	30	70	250
Rainbow	500	150	30	70	250
Dreadnought	400	130	20	50	200
Antelope	350	114	16	30	160
Swiftsure	400	130	20	50	200
Swallow	330	114	16	30	160
Foresight	300	114	16	30	160
Tide	250	88	12	20	120
Crane	200	70	10	20	100
Adventure	250	88	12	20	120
Quittance	200	70	10	20	100
Answer	200	70	10	20	100
Advantage	200	70	10	20	100
Tiger	200	70	10	20	100
Tramontane	140*	52	8	10	70
Scout	120	48	8	10	66
Catis†	100	42	8	10	60
Charles	70	32	6	7	45
Moon	60	30	5	5	40
Advice	50	30	5	5	40
Spy	50	30	5	5	40
Merlin	45	26	5	4	35
Sun	40	24	4	2	30
Synnet	20	…	…	…	…
George, Hoy	100	…	…	…	…
Penny-Rose, Hoy	80	…	…	…	…
	17055	5534	804	2008	8346
In all 42 Ships, &c.

* Entick

† Named Ann Royal in 1608.

‡ Or Dieu Repulse, as spelt on several occasions, about this period.

* See the Lists of 1604, and 1607.

† Or Cates.

Charles Derrick: Memoirs of the Rise and Progress of the Royal Navy.
Blacks & Parry; Cadell & Davies; G. & W. Nicol; H. Teape, London, 1806. pp 35-37.

Transcribed by Lars Bruzelius

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