The fleet mustered by Elizabeth was far more numerous, but its tonnage did not amount to one-half of that of the Armada. The total number of vessels sailing under the English flag was 197, of which, however, only 34 belonged to the Royal Navy. The remainder were merchant vessels, hastily fitted out and adapted for purposes of war by their owners, or by the ports to which they belonged. Of the Royal ships the largest was the _Triumph_, built in 1561. She was commanded by Sir Martin Frobisher, and was only exceeded in size by four of the Spanish vessels. The _Triumph_ was between 1,000 and 1,100 tons, but there were only seven ships in the English Navy of between 600 and 1,000 tons, whereas the Spaniards had no fewer than 45. The crew of the _Triumph_ numbered 500, of whom 300 were sailors, 40 gunners, and 160 soldiers. The _Triumph_ carried 42 guns, of which 4 were cannon, 3 demi-cannon, 17 culverins, 8 demi-culverins, 6 sakers, and 4 small pieces. The greatest number of guns carried by any ship in the fleet was 56, mounted on board the _Elizabeth Jones_, of 900 tons, and built in 1559. The flagship of the Lord High Admiral, Lord Howard of Effingham, the _Ark_, was the most modern of the English warships, having been built in 1587. She was of 800 tons, carried a crew of 430, and mounted 55 guns. Of the merchant auxiliaries the two largest were the _Galleon Leicester_ and the _Merchant Royal_, each of 400 tons, and each carried a crew of 160 men. In the former of these the explorer Cavendish afterwards made his last voyage. Another of the merchant-ships, the _Edward Bonaventure_, belonged to the Levant Company, and in the years 1591 to 1593 was distinguished as the first English ship that made a successful voyage to India. The size of a large number of the merchant-ships was under 100 tons. The total number of the crews of the entire English fleet was 15,551; of these 6,289 belonged to the queen's ships.