List of ships of the Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada was formed from 1586. This list enumerates the ships that ran out for the British invasion and their fate after the failed invasion.

The Armada (Gran Armada) was divided into several squadrons (Escuadra), which were mostly named after the region that was responsible for the equipment. The fleet consisted of various types of ships - purpose-built warships ( galleons , naos / carracks ), armed merchants (pataches, zabras , pinasses ), slow transporters (urcas) and even some rowing warships ( galeaces and galleys ). These ships were only partly built in Spanish shipyards, many were German, French or Italian ( Venice , Genoa ) ships that were requisitioned or rented together with the crews.

Escuadra de Portugal (Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, Duke of Medina-Sidonia)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
San Martín (F)	galleon	1000 T.	48	161	491	1578	Return to Santander
San Juan (A)	galleon	1050 d.	50	184	382	1586	Return to A Coruña
San Felipe	galleon	850 d.	40	116	377	1585	August 8, 1588 between Nieuwpoort and Ostend dropped
San Luis	galleon	830 T.	38	97	384	1583	Return to Santander
San Marcos	galleon	790 T.	33	98	419	1585	sunk near Ireland , between Mutton Island and Lurga Point
San Mateo	galleon	750 tons	34	110	334	1579	Sunk on August 5, 1588 between Nieuwpoort and Ostend
San Francisco (or Florencia)	galleon	520 d.	52	89	294	n / A	Return to Santander
Santiago	galleon	520 d.	24	90	314	1585	Return to Santander
San Bernardo	galleon	352 T.	21st	68	179	1586	Return to Galicia
San Cristobal	galleon	352 T.	20th	80	135	1580	Return to Santander
Augusta	galleon	166 d.	13	44	49	1585	Return to Laredo
Julia	galleon	166 d.	13	47	43	1585	Return to Santander

Escuadra de Castilla (Diego Flores de Valdez)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
San Cristóbal (F)	galleon	700 d.	36	212	211	1583	Return to Laredo
Nuestra Señora de Begoña	galleon	750 tons	24	95	221	1585	Return to Cangas
San Medel y San Celedón	galleon	530 d.	24	81	196	1584	Return to Laredo
San Juan el Menor	galleon	530 d.	24	81	238	1584	Return to Santander
Santiago el Mayor	galleon	530 d.	24	103	213	1584	Return to Santander
Asunción	galleon	530 d.	24	80	184	1584	Return to Santander
San Felipe y Santiago	galleon	530 d.	24	86	161	1584	Return to Santander
San Pedro	galleon	530 d.	24	94	201	1584	Return to Santander
Nuestra Señora de Barrio	galleon	530 d.	24	86	208	1584	Return to Laredo
Santa Ana	galleon	250 d.	24	69	104	1581	Return to Santander
Santa Catalina	Nao	882 T.	24	104	193	1586	Return to Santander
Trinidad	Nao	872 T.	24	90	182	1586	Sunk on 15th September 1588 near Ireland, Valentia Island
San Juan Bautista (A)	Nao	750 tons	24	90	254	1583	Return to Santander
San Juan Bautista	Nao	650 d.	24	57	183	1586	1588 in Ireland, September 25 Streedagh beach dropped
Nuestra Señora del Socorro	Patache	75 d.	14th	15th	20th	1586	n / A
San Antonio	Patache	75 d.	12	31	20th	1586	n / A

Escuadra de Vizcaya (Juan Martínez de Recalde)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
Santa Ana (F)	Nao	768 d.	30th	101	311	1586	Sunk at Le Havre by British ships
Gran Grin (A)	Nao	1160 d.	28	96	209	n / A	Sunk off Ireland, Clare Island, on 22nd September 1588
Santa María Montemayor	Nao	707 T.	18th	42	158	n / A	Return to Santander
Santiago	Nao	666 T.	25th	106	206	1585	Return to Guipuzcoa
Maria Juan	Nao	665 d.	24	93	217	1585	8-10 Sunk at Gravelines August 1588
Magdalena	Nao	530 d.	18th	65	193	1585	Return to Guipuzcoa
Manuela	Nao	520 d.	12	48	115	n / A	Return to Santander
Concepción Mayor	Nao	468 d.	16	69	153	1585	Return to Guipuzcoa
Concepción de Joanes de Elcano	Nao	418 T.	18th	61	176	1585	September 25, 1588 sunk near Ireland, Spainnehach
San Juan	Nao	350 d.	21st	53	142	1585	August 8, 1588 in Dunkirk dropped
Maria de Miguel Suso	Patache	96 d.	6th	25th	20th	1585	Return to Guipuzcoa
San Sebastian	Patache	78 d.	6th	25th	20th	1585	Return to A Coruña
Isabella	Patache	71 d.	6th	29	24	1585	Return to A Coruña
La María de Aguirre	Patache	70 d.	10	25th	19th	1585	n / A

Escuadra de Guipúzcoa (Miguel de Oquendo)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
Santa Ana (F)	Nao	1200 d.	47	120	342	1586	Return to San Sebastián / later burned out
Nuestra Señora de la Rosa (A)	Nao	945 T.	26th	100	175	1586	Sunk near Ireland, Blasket Sound, September 21, 1588
San Salvador	Nao	958 T.	25th	90	232	1586	captured in the canal by British ships
Santiesteban	Nao	736 d.	26th	75	192	1586	Sunk near Ireland , Doonbeg, September 20, 1588
Santa Cruz	Nao	680 d.	16	41	125	1551	Return to Santander
Santa María	Nao	548 T.	20th	73	182	1586	Return to Guipuzcoa
Santa Bárbara	Nao	525 T.	12	47	135	1586	Return to Guipuzcoa
San Buenaventura	Nao	379 T.	21st	54	154	1586	Return to Guipuzcoa
Maria San Juan	Nao	291 T.	12	40	95	1586	Return to Lisbon
Doncella	Urca	500 T.	16	48	118	1586	Return to Santander / sunk on arrival
San Bernabé	Patache	69 d.	9	19th	20th	1586	Return to San Sebastian
Asunción	Patache	60 d.	9	16	19th	1586	Return to Guipuzcoa
La Magdalena	Patache	n / A	n / A	n / A	14th	1586	Return to Guipuzcoa
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe	Pinaza	n / A	n / A	n / A	14th	1586	Return to Guipuzcoa

Escuadra de Andalucia (Pedro Valdez)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
Nuestra Señora del Rosario (F)	Nao	1150 d.	46	125	359	1585	captured in the canal by British ships ( Drake )
San Francisco (A)	Nao	915 T.	21st	86	245	1585	Return to Santander
Duquesa Santa Ana (or Duquesa)	Nao	900 d.	23	74	225	1585	Sunk near Ireland , Glenagivney Bay, September 26, 1588
Concepción	Nao	662 T.	20th	69	191	1584	Return to Laredo
San Juan de Gargoriu	Nao	569 d.	16	54	174	1585	Return to Santander
San Juan Bautista	galleon	800 T.	31	64	260	1584	Return to Santander
San Bartolomé	Urca	976 T.	27	66	178	1585	Return to A Coruña
Santa Catalina	Urca	730 T.	23	67	225	1586	Return to Santander
Santa Maria de Juncal	Urca	730 T.	20th	67	225	1585	Return to Santander
Trinidad	Urca	650 d.	13	70	197	1585	Return to Santander
Espiritu Santo	Patache	70 d.	10	15th	18th	1585	Return to Santander

Escuadra de Levante (Martín de Bertendona)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
Ragusana (or Regazona)	Nao	1,249 d.	30th	80	403	n / A	Return to A Coruña
Lavia (A)	Nao	728 d.	25th	71	241	n / A	Sunk on 25th September 1588 near Ireland , Streedagh Bay
La Trinidad Valencera (or Santo Spirito)	Nao	1100 d.	42	87	381	n / A	Sunk off Ireland, Glenagivney Bay, September 16, 1588
Santa Trinidad de Scala	Nao	900 d.	22nd	78	346	n / A	Return to Santander
Juliana	Nao	860 d.	32	70	340	n / A	sunk near Ireland, Mullaghderg
San Nicolás	Nao	834 T.	26th	80	259	n / A	September 15, 1588 sunk near Ireland, Toorgles
La Rata Encoronada	Nao	820 d.	35	82	508	n / A	Sunk near Ireland, Erria, September 21, 1588
San Juan de Sicilia	Nao	800 T.	26th	63	279	n / A	Tobermory Bay, Scotland, sunk
Anunciada	Nao	703 T.	24	79	219	n / A	Sunk in the canal by British ships. Or here
Santa María de Visón	Nao	666 T.	18th	70	255	n / A	Sunk on 25th September 1588 near Ireland, Streedagh Strand

Escuadra de Urcas (Juan Gómez de Medina)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
Gran Grifón (F)	Urca	650 d.	38	45	253	n / A	at Scotland , Fair Isle, sunk; Home port Rostock
San Salvador (A)	Urca	650 d.	24	53	257	1565	Return to Santander, 1590 return to Wismar
Castillo Negro	Urca	750 tons	27	50	282	n / A	Sunk near Ireland , Donegal , on September 4, 1588
Casa de Paz Grande	Urca	650 d.	25th	38	183	n / A	n / A
Santiago	Urca	600 T.	19th	33	51	1557	Sunk near Ireland, Inver-Broadhaven, September 21, 1588
Barca de Hamburgo	Urca	600 T.	23	30th	233	1577	Sunk off Ireland, Malin Head, September 1, 1588
San Pedro Mayor	Urca	581 T.	29	29	145	1567	sunk near England , Bigbury Bay
Fálcon Blanco Mayor	Urca	500 T.	15th	34	190	1586	Return to Ribadeo / later captured
San Pedro Menor	Urca	500 T.	18th	33	184	1586	Return to France
Sansón	Urca	500 T.	18th	29	209	n / A	Return to A Coruña
Barca de Ancique	Urca	450 d.	26th	26th	168	1572	Return to Gijón
David	Urca	450 d.	7th	23	51	n / A	Return to Santander
San Andrés	Urca	400 T.	14th	30th	138	n / A	Return to Santander
El Gato	Urca	400 T.	9	42	43	n / A	Return to Santander
Cievo Volante	Urca	400 T.	16	39	150	n / A	Sunk near Ireland, Tirawlay, on 22nd September 1588
Santa Bárbara	Urca	370 d.	10	37	114	1559	n / A
Casa de Chica	Urca	350 d.	15th	38	162	1560	Return to Santander
Fálcon Blanco Mediano	Urca	300 T.	16	23	57	1586	Sunk off Ireland, Freaghillaun South, September 25, 1588
Esayas	Urca	280 d.	4th	26th	28	1542	Return to Santander
San Gabriel	Urca	280 d.	4th	30th	36	1561	Return to Santander
Paloma Blanca	Urca	250 d.	12	30th	67	n / A	Return to Ribadeo
Perro Marino	Urca	200 d.	7th	18th	67	n / A	Return to Laredo
Bueno Ventura	Urca	160 d.	4th	18th	51	n / A	Return to Santander

Escuadra de Galeazes (Huc de Montcada)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
San Lorenzo	Galeas	n / A	50	124	242	n / A	8 August 1588 at Calais dropped
Girona	Galeas	1200 d.	50	129	253	n / A	Sunk near Ireland , Lacada Point, October 28, 1588
Zuñiga	Galeas	n / A	50	104	226	n / A	Return to Le Havre
Napolitana	Galeas	n / A	50	102	248	n / A	Return to Ribadeo

Escuadra de Galeraz (Diego de Medrano)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
Capitana	galley	n / A	5	57	56	n / A	ordered back
Bazana	galley	n / A	5	40	26th	n / A	ordered back
Diana	galley	n / A	5	47	32	n / A	sunk at Boulogne
Princesa	galley	n / A	5	40	37	n / A	ordered back

Escuadra de Pataches y Zabras (Diego Hurtado de Mendoza)

Surname	Type	tonnage	Cannons	crew	soldiers	Construction year	fate
Erima tulani	Urca	450 d.	12	46	57	1559	Downfall
Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza	Nao	300 T.	11	59	114	1584	Return to Laredo
La Caridad Inglesa	Urca	180 d.	11	37	43	1581	n / A
San Andrés de Escocia	Urca	150 d.	12	27	38	1581	Return to Guipuzcoa
Santo Crucifijo	Patache	150 d.	8th	24	40	1583	Return to Laredo
Concepción de Lastero	Patache	75 d.	6th	n / A	18th	n / A	n / A
Espiritu Santo	Patache	75 d.	2	n / A	n / A	n / A	Return to Santander
Nuestra Señora de Fresneda	Patache	70 d.	n / A	20th	n / A	n / A	Return to Santander
Concepción de Carasa	Patache	70 d.	5	21st	18th	n / A	Return to Castro Urdiales
Concepción de Castro	Patache	70 d.	6th	19th	n / A	n / A	Return to Castro Urdiales
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe	Patache	70 d.	n / A	29	19th	n / A	Return to Santander
San Francisco	Patache	70 d.	n / A	n / A	n / A	n / A	n / A
Nuestra Señora de Begoña	Patache	64 d.	10	24	12	n / A	n / A
Concepción de Capitillo	Patache	60 d.	10	16	n / A	n / A	Return to Santander
Nuestra Señora de Gracia	Patache	57 T	5	25th	17th	n / A	Return to San Sebastián
Nuestra Señora del Puerto	Patache	55 d.	8th	17th	28	n / A	Return to Santander
San Jerónimo	Patache	55 d.	4th	36	n / A	n / A	Return to Castro Urdiales
Asunción	Zabra	n / A	2	18th	n / A	n / A	Return to Santander
Concepción de Somariba	Zabra	n / A	2	23	n / A	n / A	n / A
Concepción de Valmaseda	Zabra	n / A	2	23	n / A	n / A	Return to Castro Urdiales
Nuestra Señora de Castro	Zabra	n / A	2	20th	n / A	n / A	decreased
San Andrés	Zabra	n / A	2	17th	n / A	n / A	Return to Santander
San Juan Carasa	Zabra	n / A	n / A	29	6th	n / A	Return to Dunkerque
Santa Catalina	Zabra	n / A	n / A	20th	n / A	n / A	Return to Dunkerque
Trinidad	Zabra	n / A	2	23	n / A	n / A	18 September 1588 near Ireland , Tralee , captured by British ships

Individual evidence

1. ^ Datasheet in Canmore , the online database of Scotland's national collection of buildings, archeology and industry