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How many ships were in the Spanish Armada of 1588?

History hard Data from 1588

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Answer in ships. Shorthand like 9m or 1.2bn works.

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130 ships

Roughly 130.

The Armada sailed with about 130 ships and 30,000 men. Fewer than half made it home, and most losses came from storms off Scotland and Ireland rather than English gunfire. Only a handful of ships were actually sunk in battle.

Where this number comes from

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Figure refers to 1588
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Unit ships

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