English ship Bonaventure (1567)

	A model of the Bonaventure, at St Mary's Church, Painswick a replacement of one damaged during the English Civil War
History
England
Name	Bonaventure
Commissioned	purchased for Navy, 1567
Fate	Unknown
Notes	Participated in:; Attack on Cádiz, 1587; Spanish Armada, 1588;
General characteristics
Type	Galleon
Tons burthen	300 / 550
Armament	47 guns; 2 × 60-pounder guns; 2 × 34-pounder guns; 11 × 18-pounder guns; 14 × 9-pounder guns; 18 × small guns;

Bonaventure (also known as Elizabeth Bonaventure) was a 47-gun galleon purchased by the Royal Navy in 1567. She was the third vessel to bear the name. She was commanded by Sir Francis Drake during his 1587 attack on Cadiz, and a year later was part of the fleet to face the Spanish Armada.

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