English ship Mary Rose (1623)

Mary Rose was a 24-gun fourth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy in the 1620s.[Note 1] Commissioned in 1624, she played a minor role as a Parliamentarian ship in the English Civil War. The ship was wrecked in a storm off the Flanders coast in 1650.

History
United Kingdom
NameMary Rose
Ordered3 February 1623
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downFebruary 1817
Launched1623
CommissionedAugust 1624
FateWrecked, March 1650
General characteristics
TypeFourth-rate frigate
Tons burthen384 bm
Length83 ft (25.3 m) (at the keel)
Beam26 ft 9 in (8.2 m)
Depth of hold13 ft (4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement120
Armament

Notes

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

Citations

    Bibliography

    • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
    • Winfield, Rif (2009). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1603–1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78346-924-6.
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