[PAR] [TLE] Spanish Armada [SEP] The Spanish Armada (Spanish: "Grande y Felicísima Armada" , literally "Great and Most Fortunate Navy") was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from La Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.  The strategic aim was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and her establishment of Protestantism in England, with the expectation that this would put a stop to English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and to the harm caused to Spanish interests by English and Dutch privateering. [PAR] [TLE] HMS Nottingham [SEP] Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Nottingham", after the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands, or alternatively after Lord High Admiral Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588.  The first ship was rebuilt twice, and each is sometimes considered a separate ship:
[PAR] [TLE] Spanish Armada [ SEP ] The Spanish Armada ( Spanish : " Grande y Felicísima Armada " , literally " Great and Most Fortunate Navy " ) was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from La Coruña in August 1588 , under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England . The strategic aim was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and her establishment of Protestantism in England , with the expectation that this would put a stop to English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and to the harm caused to Spanish interests by English and Dutch privateering . [PAR] [TLE] HMS Nottingham [ SEP ] Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS " Nottingham " , after the city of Nottingham in the East Midlands , or alternatively after Lord High Admiral Charles Howard , 1st Earl of Nottingham , who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588 . The first ship was rebuilt twice , and each is sometimes considered a separate ship :
The 1st Earl of Nottingham commanded the English fleet against a fleet that contained how many ships?
The 1st Earl of Nottingham commanded the English fleet against a fleet that contained how many ships ?
130
130