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Tudor Warship Mary Rose (Paperback)
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Tudor Warship Mary Rose (Paperback)
Series: Anatomy of The Ship
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The great warship the Mary Rose was built between 1509 and 1511 and
served 34 years in Henry VIII's navy before catastrophically
sinking in the Battle of the Solent on 19 July 1545. A fighting
platform and sailing ship, she was the pride of the Tudor fleet.
Yet her memory passed into undeserved oblivion - until the remains
of this magnificent flagship were dramatically raised to the
surface in 1982 after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent. Part
of the bestselling Conway Anatomy of The Ship series, Tudor Warship
Mary Rose provides the finest possible graphical representation of
the Mary Rose. Illustrated with a complete set of scale drawings,
this book contains technical plans as well as explanatory views,
all with fully descriptive keys. Douglas McElvogue uses
archaeological techniques to trace the development and eventful
career of Henry VIII's gunship, while placing it in the context of
longer-term advances in ship construction. This volume features:
-The first full archaeological reconstruction of the Mary Rose, as
she would have appeared when built and when she sank. -The concepts
behind the building of the ship, along with consideration of the
materials used and her fitting-out and manning. -The ship's
ordnance, including muzzle loaders, breech loaders, firearms,
bows,staff weapons, bladed weapons and fire pots. -Analysis of the
contemporary descriptions of the Mary Rose's sailing
characteristics and ship handling, whether general sailing, heavy
weather sailing, anchoring, mooring, stemming the tide or riding
out storms. -A service history of the Mary Rose examining the
campaigns of the vessel: the battles she was involved in, when she
held station in the Channel and the periods in which she was laid
up.
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