English carrack
"Mary Rose"
1509
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. After a long and successful career, she sank accidentally during an
engagement with the French fleet in 1545. Her rediscovery and raising were seminal events in the history of nautical
archaeology. The Mary Rose had a keel length of 32m and a breadth of 11.66m.
Her length at the waterline is estimated to have been 38.5m and her draught
4.6m. The surviving height of the ship is 13m, measured on the starboard side
at the after castle. The weight of the ship increased during her lifetime, she
was rated at 500 tons in 1512 and at 700 tons when she sank.
The model is executed in scale 1:45.
Length 39” (980 mm), width 13” (320 mm), height
27” (680 mm).