#medieval ships
Henry Grace à Dieu is Launched - 13 June 1514
Henry Grace à Dieu was launched on this day in history, 13 June 1514. Also known as ‘Great Harry,’ Henry Grace à Dieu was an English carrack of the King’s Fleet in the 16th century. She had the high forecastle, typical of English carracks of the period, and at 50 meters (165 ft) long, weighing 1,000–1,500 tons and having a complement of 700–1,000 men, she was one of the largest warships in medieval Europe.
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19 July 1545
TheMary Rose, the pride of King Henry VIII’s naval fleet, sank in the Solent while leading an attack on the galleys of a French invasion fleet on this day in history, 19 July 1545. The sunken ship was discovered in 1971 and a salvage operation began in 1982. It is currently in the final stages of conservation and a magnificent museum exists at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to showcase the warship’s remains.
