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The race-built galleon was a type of war ship built in England from 1570 until about 1590.

Queen's ships built in England by Sir John Hawkins and his shipbuilders, Richard Chapman, Peter Pett and Mathew Baker from 1570 were galleons of a "race-built" design.^[1] The description derived from their "raced" or razed fore-and aft-castles, which, combined with their greater length in relation to their beam, gave them a purposeful, sleek look. Their builders described them as having "the head of a cod and the tail of a mackerel".^[1] These ships were purposely designed and built to the new design, not razeed older galleons. In 1570 Hawkins began a partnership with Richard Chapman to build or rebuild warships for the Queen's Navy Board at Deptford Dockyard. The prototype of these new style galleons was the 295-ton Foresight in 1570, built by Chapman. Her success was followed in 1573 by the 360-ton Dreadnought (built by Matthew Baker) and 350-ton Swiftsure (built by Peter Pett). In 1577 the 464-ton Revenge was built, together with the smaller (132-ton) Scout. Following Hawkins's appointment as Treasurer of the Navy in 1578, further vessels along similar lines emerged during the next decade, as the Dainty in 1588. All these ships were to do sterling service during the fight against the Spanish Armada.

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^ ^a ^b Herman, Arthur (2004). To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-053424-0.

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[TRTW-1] Herman, Arthur (2004). To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-053424-0.

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 The '''race-built galleon''' was a type of war ship built in England from 1570 until about 1590.
-Queen's ships built in England by Sir [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|John Hawkins]] and his shipbuilders, [[Richard Chapman (shipwright)|Richard Chapman]], [[Peter Pett]] and [[Mathew Baker]] from 1570 were [[galleon]]s of a "race-built" design.<ref name=TRTW/> The description derived from their "raced" or razed fore-and aft-castles, which, combined with their greater length in relation to their beam, gave them a purposeful, sleek look.  Their builders described them as having "the head of a cod and the tail of a mackerel".<ref name=TRTW>{{cite book|last=Herman|first=Arthur|authorlink=Arthur L. Herman|title=To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=2004|isbn=978-0-06-053424-0|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_c9l5}}</ref> These ships were purposely designed and built to the new design, not [[razee]]d older [[galleon]]s. In 1570 Hawkins began a partnership with Richard Chapman to build or rebuild warships for the Queen's [[Navy Board]] at [[Deptford Dockyard]]. The prototype of these new style galleons was the 295-ton [[English ship Foresight (1570)|''Foresight'']] in 1570, built by Chapman. Her success was followed in 1573 by the 360-ton [[English ship Dreadnought (1573)|''Dreadnought'']] (built by Matthew Baker) and 350-ton [[English ship Swiftsure (1573)|''Swiftsure'']] (built by Peter Pett). In 1577 the 464-ton [[English ship Revenge (1577)|''Revenge'']] was built, together with the smaller (132-ton) [[English ship Scout (1577)|''Scout'']]. Following Hawkins's appointment as Treasurer of the Navy in 1578, further vessels along similar lines emerged during the next decade, as the ''[[English ship Dainty (1588)|Dainty]]'' in 1588. All these ships were to do sterling service during the fight against the [[Spanish Armada]].
+Queen's ships built in England by Sir [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|John Hawkins]] and his shipbuilders, [[Richard Chapman (shipwright)|Richard Chapman]], [[Peter Pett (shipwright, died 1589)|Peter Pett]] and [[Mathew Baker (shipwright)|Mathew Baker]] from 1570 were [[galleon]]s of a "race-built" design.<ref name=TRTW/> The description derived from their "raced" or razed fore-and aft-castles, which, combined with their greater length in relation to their beam, gave them a purposeful, sleek look.  Their builders described them as having "the head of a cod and the tail of a mackerel".<ref name=TRTW>{{cite book|last=Herman|first=Arthur|authorlink=Arthur L. Herman|title=To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=2004|isbn=978-0-06-053424-0|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_c9l5}}</ref> These ships were purposely designed and built to the new design, not [[razee]]d older [[galleon]]s. In 1570 Hawkins began a partnership with Richard Chapman to build or rebuild warships for the Queen's [[Navy Board]] at [[Deptford Dockyard]]. The prototype of these new style galleons was the 295-ton [[English ship Foresight (1570)|''Foresight'']] in 1570, built by Chapman. Her success was followed in 1573 by the 360-ton [[English ship Dreadnought (1573)|''Dreadnought'']] (built by Matthew Baker) and 350-ton [[English ship Swiftsure (1573)|''Swiftsure'']] (built by Peter Pett). In 1577 the 464-ton [[English ship Revenge (1577)|''Revenge'']] was built, together with the smaller (132-ton) [[English ship Scout (1577)|''Scout'']]. Following Hawkins's appointment as Treasurer of the Navy in 1578, further vessels along similar lines emerged during the next decade, as the ''[[English ship Dainty (1588)|Dainty]]'' in 1588. All these ships were to do sterling service during the fight against the [[Spanish Armada]].
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