Talk:HMS Triumph (1562)

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Some references indicate that this Triumph was built in 1580. I found a more reliable reference saying she was built in 1562 (Historic Sail, Wheatly and Howarth, 2000) and have been advised of two other references using the 1962 date. This earlier date makes sense for several reasons. Her size and weight indicate she was built before the 'race-built' galleons were built under the guidance of John Hawkins starting in the 1570s. Revenge was built keel-up as a 'race-built' in 1577, followed by Vanguard, Rainbow and Ark Royal. Triumph's dimentions with a burden of 1000 tons and a beam of 40 ft., do not match the 500 tons and 35-38 ft. beams of these 'race-builts'. I will welcome any comments here on this or other matters about Triumph.Tvbanfield 04:13, 14 April 2007 (UTC)