HMS Mary
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Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Mary:
was a Cinque Ports
ship in service in 1350. was a ship in service from 1400 and given away in 1423. was a ship in service from 1413 and lost in 1426. was a Royalist
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in 1648. She was captured by the Parliamentarians
in 1649 and not listed thereafter. was a 50-gun frigate launched in 1650 as Speaker, renamed HMS Mary in 1660, rebuilt in 1688 and wrecked in 1703. was a 4-gun fireship purchased in 1666 and sold in 1667. was a 4-gun fireship purchased in 1667 and expended that year. was an 8-gun yacht launched in 1677. She was rebuilt in 1727 and 1761 and was broken up in 1816. was a 10-gun ketch of unknown origin that foundered in 1694. was a 4-gun smack
launched in 1702. She was rebuilt in 1728 and lost in 1778. was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
launched in 1704, rebuilt in 1742 and renamed HMS Princess Mary, and sold in 1766. was a gunvessel
purchased in 1794 and sold in 1798. was a 6-gun tender purchased in 1797 and listed until 1805. was a 3-gun schooner
listed in 1812 and captured by the Americans in 1813. was a Coastguard
cutter launched in 1867 and sold in 1905.
purchased in 1694 and sold in 1698. was a 14-gun Irish
Royalist ship captured in 1644 by the Parliamentarians and renamed Tiger’s Whelp in 1649, after which she was lost. was a ship captured from the French in 1415 but recaptured by them in 1421. was a ship captured in 1650 and sold in 1657. was a ship launched in 1497 and rebuilt in 1512 when she was renamed HMS Swallow. She is listed until 1527. was the name of two ships. was a ship purchased in 1512 and listed until 1526. was a ship purchased in 1517 and listed until 1522. was the name of three ships. was a ship listed between 1524 and 1539. was a 70-gun ship purchased in 1544 and sold in 1555. was a carrack
captured from the Genoese
in 1416. She foundered in 1420. was a ship listed between 1513 and 1525. was the name of two ships. was a ship listed in 1549. was a ship captured in 1545. Her fate is unknown.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Mary:
was a Cinque Ports
Cinque Ports
The Confederation of Cinque Ports is a historic series of coastal towns in Kent and Sussex. It was originally formed for military and trade purposes, but is now entirely ceremonial. It lies at the eastern end of the English Channel, where the crossing to the continent is narrowest...
ship in service in 1350. was a ship in service from 1400 and given away in 1423. was a ship in service from 1413 and lost in 1426. was a Royalist
Cavalier
Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
ketch
Ketch
A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts: a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. Both masts are rigged mainly fore-and-aft. From one to three jibs may be carried forward of the main mast when going to windward...
in 1648. She was captured by the Parliamentarians
Roundhead
"Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings...
in 1649 and not listed thereafter. was a 50-gun frigate launched in 1650 as Speaker, renamed HMS Mary in 1660, rebuilt in 1688 and wrecked in 1703. was a 4-gun fireship purchased in 1666 and sold in 1667. was a 4-gun fireship purchased in 1667 and expended that year. was an 8-gun yacht launched in 1677. She was rebuilt in 1727 and 1761 and was broken up in 1816. was a 10-gun ketch of unknown origin that foundered in 1694. was a 4-gun smack
Smack (ship)
A smack was a traditional fishing boat used off the coast of England and the Atlantic coast of America for most of the 19th century, and even in small numbers up to the Second World War. It was originally a cutter rigged sailing boat until about 1865, when the smacks became so large that cutter...
launched in 1702. She was rebuilt in 1728 and lost in 1778. was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
launched in 1704, rebuilt in 1742 and renamed HMS Princess Mary, and sold in 1766. was a gunvessel
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
purchased in 1794 and sold in 1798. was a 6-gun tender purchased in 1797 and listed until 1805. was a 3-gun schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
listed in 1812 and captured by the Americans in 1813. was a Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating air-sea rescue.HM Coastguard is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of all civilian maritime Search and Rescue within the UK...
cutter launched in 1867 and sold in 1905.
Ships that have used Mary in their names
was a ship purchased in 1487, rebuilt in 1512 and listed until 1528. was a 4-gun bomb vesselBomb vessel
A bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannon —although bomb vessels carried a few cannon for self-defence—but rather mortars mounted forward near the bow and elevated to a high angle, and projecting their fire in a...
purchased in 1694 and sold in 1698. was a 14-gun Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
Royalist ship captured in 1644 by the Parliamentarians and renamed Tiger’s Whelp in 1649, after which she was lost. was a ship captured from the French in 1415 but recaptured by them in 1421. was a ship captured in 1650 and sold in 1657. was a ship launched in 1497 and rebuilt in 1512 when she was renamed HMS Swallow. She is listed until 1527. was the name of two ships. was a ship purchased in 1512 and listed until 1526. was a ship purchased in 1517 and listed until 1522. was the name of three ships. was a ship listed between 1524 and 1539. was a 70-gun ship purchased in 1544 and sold in 1555. was a carrack
Carrack
A carrack or nau was a three- or four-masted sailing ship developed in 15th century Western Europe for use in the Atlantic Ocean. It had a high rounded stern with large aftcastle, forecastle and bowsprit at the stem. It was first used by the Portuguese , and later by the Spanish, to explore and...
captured from the Genoese
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
in 1416. She foundered in 1420. was a ship listed between 1513 and 1525. was the name of two ships. was a ship listed in 1549. was a ship captured in 1545. Her fate is unknown.
- HMS Maryport was to have been a Hunt classHunt class minesweeper (1916)The Hunt class minesweeper was a class of minesweeping sloop built between 1916 and 1919 for the Royal Navy. They were built in two discrete groups, the earlier Belvoir group designed by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company and the subsequent Aberdare group designed by the Admiralty...
minesweeperMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
, but she was renamed HMS Mistley before her launch in 1918. was the name of three ships. was the name of nine ships, the first being the TudorTudor periodThe Tudor period usually refers to the period between 1485 and 1603, specifically in relation to the history of England. This coincides with the rule of the Tudor dynasty in England whose first monarch was Henry VII...
warship Mary RoseMary RoseThe Mary Rose was a carrack-type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. After serving for 33 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany and after being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she saw her last action on 1545. While leading the attack on the galleys of a...
, now preserved at PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
. was a ship captured in 1626 and listed until 1627. was a ship captured in 1545 and listed until 1546. was a Ton classTon class minesweeperThe Ton class were coastal minesweepers built in the 1950s for the Royal Navy, but also used by other navies such as the South African Navy and the Royal Australian Navy...
coastal minesweeper launched in 1958 and sold for scrapping in 1969. was a ship listed in 1535. She was captured by the Scots in 1536, but recaptured in 1547. She was rebuilt in 1551 and sold in 1573.
See also
- HMY MaryHMY MaryHMY Mary was the first Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy. She was built in 1660 by the Dutch East India Company. Then she was purchased by the City of Amsterdam and given to King Charles II, on the restoration of the monarchy, as part of the Dutch Gift. She struck rocks off Anglesey in thick fog on...
was an 8-gun royal yachtRoyal YachtA royal yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family. If the monarch is an emperor the proper term is imperial yacht. Most of them are financed by the government of the country of which the monarch is head...
presented by the DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 1660 and wrecked in 1675. - HMAS Maryborough was a Bathurst classBathurst class corvetteThe Bathurst class corvettes were a class of general purpose vessels produced in Australia during World War II. Originally classified as minesweepers, but widely referred to as corvettes, the Bathurst class vessels fulfilled a broad anti-submarine, anti-mine, and convoy escort role.Sixty Bathurst...
corvetteCorvetteA corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
launched in 1940 and lent to the Royal Australian NavyRoyal Australian NavyThe Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
in 1941. She was sold into civilian service in 1947 and was renamed Isobel Queen. - Royal Mary, of the Royal Scots Navy, launched in 1696, transferred to the Royal Navy at the Union in 1707, when she was renamed , and sold in 1719
- His Majesty's Revenue cutter Mary. On 25 July 1797 she captured a small French privateerPrivateerA privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers...
chasse maree off Bally Cotton. The privateer was the Acheron, of 28 tons, out of MorlaixMorlaixMorlaix is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Leisure and tourism:...
. Acheron was armed with one 8-pounder carronade and had a crew of 40 men. She had just arrived off Bally Cotton but had already taken three vessels, which however the British had all recaptured. The Revenue brig Beresford arrived just as Mary took Acheron.