Book:Tudor Warships 2: Elizabeth I Navy

If you think about the warships of the era of Elizabeth (Britain), you will most likely present fast, maneuverable Tudor ships that defeated the famous Spanish Armada in 1588th year. The most accurate comparison would be the comparison of David and Goliath. It is quite logical - the inferior ships of the English fleet, inferior in size, won in maneuverability, fought out more targeted and efficient cannon guns and were thus able to crush a seemingly invincible armada. Anyway, few people admit today that a number of British ships were noticeably larger than the Spanish, and in order to stop the advance of the armadas along the English Channel, the guns alone were not enough.