Episode 15

 
 
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Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral (c. 1540 – 27 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, andpolitician of the Elizabethan era. Drake carried out thesecond circumnavigation of the world, from 1577 to 1580.
 
 

His exploits were legendary, making him a hero to the English but a pirate to the Spaniards to whom he was known as El Draque.[4] King Philip II was said to have offered a reward of 20,000 ducats,[5] about £4 million (US$6.5M) by modern standards, for his life.
 
 

Tonnage:
100 - 150 tons

Displacement:
300 tons

Length:
102 ft (31 m) on deck

Beam:
20 ft (6.1 m)

Draught:
9 ft (2.7 m)

Propulsion:
Sail; Wind

Speed:
8 knots (15 km/h)

Complement:
80–85

Armament:
22 guns

Armour:
none

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