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16th-century ships

  • Henry Grace à DieuHenry VIII ordered a new flagship in 1512 to replace the Grace Dieu lost at the Battle of Saint-Mathieu. William Bond served as master shipwright while…
  • CarrackThe word carrack emerged in the late 14th century as English borrowed it from Old French caraque. This term itself came from Spanish and Italian carraca…