What was the name of sir walter raleigh's ship?
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Sir Walter Raleigh ship was called the Ark Royal. It was an impressive ship that had four masts and a crew of 270. Sir Walter donated it to the army during the Spanish armada and he also captained the Falcon during his expeditions.
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Sir Walter Raleigh's ship was called the Ark. It was however changed later to Ark Raleigh because as custom of that time, the ship had to have the name of its owner. The ship was later renamed Ark Royal after Queen Elizabeth the 1st bought the ship from Raleigh in 1587.
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Sir Walter Raleigh was an Englishman who paved the way for early colonization in North America. He founded what became Virginia and North Carolina, and had a great loss with Roanoke
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Sir Walter Raleigh made his name by fighting the Irish at Munster. He was one of the grand scalawags of the Elizabeth Age. Later in history he was introduced at court and became one
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Falcon.
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I just know of the Falcon. By the way, I'm related to him!
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