Adventure (1594)
Adventure was a 26-gun galley in the service of the English Navy Royal. She spent her early career in expeditions as far as West Indies, Cadiz and the Azores. She later was assigned to the Channel Guard during two more attempts by Philip II of Spain to invade England. She would spend the rest of her time in Home Waters, mainly the English Channel and North Sea. She was broken in 1645. Adventure was the first named vessel in the English and Royal Navies. Construction and specifications She was built on the Thames at Deptford Dockyard under the guidance of Master Shipwright Matthew Baker. She was launched in 1594. Her dimensions were for keel with a breadth of and a depth of hold of . Her tonnage was between 274.6 and 343.2 tons. Her gun armament was in 1603 18 guns consisting of four culverins, eleven demi-culverines, five sakers plus two fowlers. In 1624 her armament was listed as twelve demi-culverines, six sakers, six minions plus four fowlers. Her manning was around 120 officers and men in 1603. Commissioned service She was commissioned in 1595 under Captain Thomas Drake, followed by Captain Henry Savile for service with Sir Francis Drake