British Fourth Rate ship 'Mary Rose' (1623)

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Mary Rose

5312
Nominal Guns26B028
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered3.2.1622/23BWAS-1603
Acquired1623B028
ShipyardDeptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1603
Constructor William Burrell (c.1570-1630)BWAS-1603
CategoryFourth RateB028
Ship TypeShip B028
Sailing RigShip RiggedB028
Wrecked3.1649/50BWAS-1603

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1603
Length of Keel83' 0"Imperial Feet25.2984 
Breadth26' 9"Imperial Feet7.9629 
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624 
Burthen288 60⁄100Baker's Rule Tons 
Burthen384 80⁄100Tons and Tonnage 

Armament


1624Broadside Weight = 71.5 Imperial Pound ( 32.4255 kg)BWAS-1603
Gun Deck8 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British Minions
Gun Deck2 British Falcon
Gun Deck2 British Fowler

1631Broadside Weight = 71.5 Imperial Pound ( 32.4255 kg)TRINITY
Gun Deck8 British Demi-Culverin
Gun Deck10 British Saker
Gun Deck4 British Minions
Gun Deck2 British Falcon
Gun Deck2 British Fowler

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
161312088 Sailors, 12 Gunners and 20 SoldiersBWAS-1603
1645100 SPD-1644-5

16 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
8.1624 - 1624Captain Thomas WilbrahamBWAS-16031627 - 1630CaptainSir Francis SydenhamBWAS-16031635Captain George Carteret (1609-1679/80)BWAS-16031635 - 1636Captain Kenelm Digby (1603-1665)BWAS-16031636Captain Jeremy BrettBWAS-16031637Captain Lewis KirkeBWAS-16031637 - 1638Captain Thomas TrenchfieldBWAS-16031639 - 1640Captain Thomas PriceBWAS-16031640 - 1641Captain Richard SwanleyBWAS-16031642Captain Robert FoxBWAS-16031642 - 1643Captain Henry BethellBWAS-16031643Captain Richard BlytheBWAS-16031644Captain William SomasterBWAS-16031645 - 1647Captain Phineas Pett (d.1665)BWAS-160310.1647 - 1648Captain Thomas HarrisonW0151649 - 3.1649/50Captain Francis PenroseBWAS-1603

10 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
8.1624 - 1624Master Peter CannonSPD-1623-51626 - 7.1626Gunner George CadmanSPD-1625-61633 - 14.4.1633Carpenter John Watermanref:107015.4.1633 - 1633Carpenter Thomas Dayref:10701634 - 11.1634Gunner Richard MitchellSPD-1635-64.11.1634 - 1634Gunner Ralph ChessleSPD-1635-630.3.1635 - 1635Master Edward EverettSPD-1635-61636Boatswain Nicholas SpearmanSPD-1636-710.4.1649 - 1649Purser John KingSPD-164931.12.1649 - 1649Purser Morgan VaughanSPD-1649

Service History


DateEventSource
22.12.1624Detained in the Downs for want of victualsSPD-1623-5
1625Attack on Cadiz
3.9.1625Capt. Thos. Wilbraham is ordered "to take the Mary Rose and the Great Neptune, Capt. Giles, and ply up and down before Dunkirk, and if any of the Dunkirkers pass out by stealth, he is to follow and attack them"SPD-1625-6
4.1.1644/45Ordered to be fitted and prepared to serve in the next summer's fleetSPD-1644-5
3.1649/50Wrecked off Flanders coast in a stormBWAS-1603


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
1637-1637Ships Lent to the Prince Elector  
1642-1642Summer Guard of 1642Sir John Pennington (d.1646) 
1645-1645Summer Guard of 1645  
1646-1646Winter Guard of 1646  
1647-1648Winter Guard of 1647 Thomas Rainsborough 
9.1649-1650Winter Guard of 1649  
1650-1650Summer Guard of 1650  
 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by Marc Juncker on Friday 22nd of May 2020 07:45

One of its saker cannons has been retrieved from the seabed by fishermen in open sea in front of Ostend Harbour. Since early may 2020 it is in my possession. It is in very good condition with even the woodwork intact as well as two of the wheels. This quite remarkable given the ship went down in 1650.

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