Broadside positioning, devised by Drake, was a success. He ordered the four great galleons to form and each ship fired a full broadside as she passed.

Evidence

The Life of Sir Francis Drake (Historic UK)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Surviving Cadiz permanently cured English sailors of fearing shore guns, galleys, and fire-ships. — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 243; Neapolitan galleasses combined galley speed with galleon firepower in a partly successful design — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 922; Drake quickly formed his four great galleons, each English ship firing a full broadside as she passed. — Drake’s Raid on Cadiz | Naval History (+1 more)

Related

• Drake quickly formed his four great galleons, each English ship firing a full broadside as she passed. (similarity 0.93)
• The naval expedition, headed by Drake, consisted of four Royal Navy galleons, with Drake commanding the Elizabeth Bonaventure. (similarity 0.82)
• Neapolitan galleasses combined galley speed with galleon firepower in a partly successful design (similarity 0.82)