Elizabethan naval forces suffered severe limitations from disease and battle inexperience

Evidence

Although admirals strove to meet the new challenges of order, discipline, organization and supply, the sea-keeping qualities of the fleets were severely limited by the lack of effective remedies for disease, and their offensive capacity was blunted by inexperience in battle. — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 1329

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 1329
• XREF: connects to: Elizabethan naval operations often failed their goals and remained immature — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 1329; Privateering remained the typical form of naval warfare under Elizabeth I — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 1329; Elizabethan maritime ventures failed in exploration and colonization endeavors — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 1331 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Elizabethan maritime ventures failed in exploration and colonization endeavors #expands (0.75) — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 1331