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The Mary Rose was built between
1509 and 1511 and served in Henry VIII’s navy for 34 years until she sank off
the south coast of England on July 19th, 1545. The French claim one of their
cannons sent her to the bottom, but other evidence indicates she may simply
have been overloaded or mishandled.
Early salvage attempts failed and the wreck was
forgotten. She was rediscovered in 1971 and the outline of the hull gradually
exposed and surveyed. Only when this had been completed – seven years later –
was a trench opened up across her bows giving archaeologists their first view
of her interior. They struck it lucky. Many of the crew’s personal
possessions as well as the ship’s stores were preserved in situ. The hull was
also shown at this point to be salvageable.
The Mary Rose is the only 16th century warship on
display anywhere in the world. Built between 1509 and 1511, she was one of
the first ships able to fire a broadside, and was a firm favorite of King
Henry VIII.
Her rediscovery and raising were seminal events in the
history of nautical archaeology
Length Overall 26 inches.
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