English ship Mary Rose (1556)

History
England
Name: Mary Rose
Fate: Condemned 1618
General characteristics as built
Class and type: Galleon
Tons burthen: 450
General characteristics after 1589 rebuild
Class and type: 29-gun great ship
Tons burthen: 476 tons (484 tonnes)
Length: 85 ft (26 m) (keel)
Beam: 33 ft (10 m)
Depth of hold: 17 ft (5.2 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Complement: 250 (1603)
Armament: 29 carriage guns of various weights of shot, plus 3 smaller weapons

The Mary Rose was a galleon of the English Tudor navy, built in 1555-56. She was rebuilt during 1589.[Note 1] Her complement was 250 comprising 150 mariners, 30 gunners and 70 soldiers.

She was condemned in 1618 and expended as part of a wharf at Chatham Dockyard.

Notes

  1. ↑ The "HMS" prefix was not used until the middle of the 18th century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively

Citations

    References

    • Winfield, Rif (2009) British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.



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