The naval expedition, headed by Drake, consisted of four Royal Navy galleons, with Drake commanding the Elizabeth Bonaventure.

Evidence

Drake and the Singeing of King of Spain’s Beard (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; Drake quickly formed his four great galleons, each English ship firing a full broadside as she passed. — Drake’s Raid on Cadiz | Naval History; 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. — The Life of Sir Francis Drake (+1 more)

Related

• Drake quickly formed his four great galleons, each English ship firing a full broadside as she passed. (similarity 0.86)
• 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. (similarity 0.82)
• London merchants and the queen each contributed equal tonnage to Drake’s fleet (similarity 0.81)

Library Connections

• London merchants and the queen each contributed equal tonnage to Drake’s fleet #complicates (0.50) — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 855