Steve Alvin sent this to me. I took the liberty of posting this query to the
underwater archaeology list.
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>> >Do you know of any libraries on line that might have information on
>> >British Ships of the late 1500's. Information like number of guns,
>> >captain, log book availability, etc.
>> >
>> >I am interested in some that were stationed in Jamaica immediately after
>> >the English take-over from the Spanish. Circa 1557 - 1559. Some names
>> >are: HMS Grantham; HMS Indian; HMS Pearl(e); HMS Hector; HMS Cagway;
>> >HMS Martson Moore
>> >
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>There is definately a problem here. My guess he means 17th or even 18th
>century, not 16th century. There were no royal ships in commission with these
>names in Tudor time.
Anita Cohen-Williams
Information Specialist
Auto Club of Southern California
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