The Royal Scots Navy (or Old Scots Navy) was the navy of the Kingdom of Scotland from its foundation in the 11th century until its merger with the Kingdom of England's Royal Navy per the Acts of Union 1707.
Read more about Royal Scots Navy: Origins, Expansion Under James IV, Voyages of James V, The Sea War During The Rough Wooing, War With England in 1557 and The Reformation Crisis, England's Ally, 1560–1689, The Last Years of Independence, 1689-1707, Officers
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