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Mary

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Nominal Guns8B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Presented8.1660BWAS-1603
ShipyardUnknownB028
CategoryUnratedB028
Ship TypeYachtB028
Wrecked25.3.1675B028

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalent
Length of Keel67  
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Gundeck66' 6"Imperial Feet20.1422 
Length of Keel50' 0"Imperial Feet15.24 
Breadth18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055 
Depth in Hold7' 4"Imperial Feet2.2352 
Draught Aft7' 0"Imperial Feet2.1336 
Burthen91 294Tons BM 

Armament


1660Broadside Weight = 12 Imperial Pound ( 5.442 kg)DB002
Gun Deck8 British 3-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
166030 BWAS-1603

5 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
1660Captain
John De GensBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1660-1662
B051
1661Captain
John GoldingBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1652-1665
BWAS-1714
1.1.1662/63 - 4.12.1665Captain
Joseph AldersleyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1661-1665
B051
30.12.1665 - 26.12.1672Captain
James SharelandBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1658-1672
BWAS-1603
27.12.1672 - 25.3.1675Captain
William BurstowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1664-1675
B051


Notes on Ship



Presented by the Dutch in 1660, Mary was the first Royal Yacht in the Royal Navy
She was wrecked on the Skerries


 
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