Carrack Class Tudor Warships
Mary Rose (1512)
The Mary Rose was a Carrack type warship of the Tudor Royal Navy and was the flagship of King Henry VIII. Laid down in 1510 and launched in July 1511, the Mary Rose was armed with up to 91 cannons and had a complement of 200 sailors, 30 gunners and 185 soldiers. She was heavily rebuilt in 1536, which increased her weight to almost 800 tons, and as a result, it is widely believed by naval historians that this made her 'top heavy,' resulting in her sinking whilst engaged against a French Invasion Fleet in the solent on 19th July 1545. Discovered as a wreck in 1971, she was later raised to worldwide acclaim in 1982 and after 30 years of restoration is now permanently preserved in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard beside HMS Victory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bGYUmKKDTs