British Second Rate galleon 'Mary Rose' (1557)

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Mary Rose
Nominal Guns	29	BWAS-1603
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Keel Laid Down	1555	BWAS-1603
Acquired	1557	BWAS-1603
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1603
Category	Second Rate	BWAS-1603
Ship Type	Galleon	BWAS-1603
Sunk as Foundation	1618	BWAS-1603

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel85' 0"Imperial Feet25.908
Breadth33' 0"Imperial Feet10.0584
Depth in Hold17' 0"Imperial Feet5.1816
Burthen595Tons and Tonnage
Burthen476Baker's Rule Tons

Armament

1588Broadside Weight = 222.5 Imperial Pound ( 100.90385 kg)TRN1
Gun Deck4 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck11 British Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck7 British Light Guns

1603Broadside Weight = 219 Imperial Pound ( 99.3166 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck4 British Demi-Cannon
Gun Deck11 British Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck4 British Saker
Gun Deck3 British Portpiece

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1588250150 Sailors, 24 gunners and 76 soldiersTRN1
1596245 ref:2008
1603250 BWAS-1603

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
22.12.1587 - 15.9.1588Captain: on board from 1588BWAS-16031590CaptainBWAS-16031596CaptainBWAS-16031597CaptainBWAS-16031599CaptainBWAS-16031602 - 8.1602CaptainBWAS-16038.1602 - 11.1602CaptainBWAS-160312.1602 - 1603CaptainBWAS-1603

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1588The Spanish Armada
5.1588The Spanish Armada
1589RebuiltBWAS-1603
1596Voyage to CadizBWAS-1603
15.4.1596Arrived at Dover ref:2008
21.6.1596Attack on Cadiz Harbour
1597Expedition to the AzoresBWAS-1603
1618Condemned and used as part of a wharf at ChathamBWAS-1603

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
7.1597-10.1597	Expedition to the Azores

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

TRN1William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:2008Elizabeth Usherwood, Stepehn Usherwood, Book

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