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Mary Rose
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The Mary Rose was a powerful warship, built on the orders of King Henry VIII between 1509 and 1511. The vessel was probably named for Henry's favourite sister, Mary. The ship went down off Portsmouth in 1545, but was later raised and is preserved in Portsmouth harbour.
The Mary Rose served until 1545, when she sank suddenly with great loss of life in a battle against the French fleet off Portsmouth in 1545.
The ship measured 32 metres along the keel and 11.66 metres in width. She was rated at 500 tons when she was built, though this figure had been raised to 700 tons by the time she sank.
The Mary Rose was one of the first ships built by Henry VIII after he came to the throne in 1509. Henry thougt it a priority to expand the royal navy, which at that time consisted of only five full-time ships.
The sinking of the Mary Rose has been the subject of great debate since she sank on 19 July, 1545. The French claimed that they sank the ship with a naval bombardment. The English, in contrast, blamed poor seamanship, or poor stability of the vessel after its latest refit. Whatever the reason, about 500 men drowned when the Mary Rose suddenly keeled over and sank during the engagement with the French.
A huge archaeological and engineering project result in a large section of the hull being raised in 1982, and the ship was towed to a special conservation building in Portsmouth for preservation and display to the public.
NB. The Mary Rose will be temporarily removed from public access beginning in September 2009 while a new facility is constructed to house the hull.
The Mary Rose is one of several vessels on display at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Others include the HMS Victory and HMS Warrior. Also at the dockyard is the Royal Naval Museum.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Visitor Centre, Portsmouth,
Hampshire,
England, PO1 3LJ
About Mary Rose
Attraction Type: Museum
Location: Located at the Royal Naval Dockyards. Plenty of parking available on site.
Website: Mary Rose
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Portsmouth
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PO1 3QJ
Tel: 023 9282 6722
Fax: 023 9282 2693
Email: vis@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Web: http://www.visitportsmouth.co.uk/
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