HMS Mary (1660)
The English ship Speaker was a 50-gun third-rate. Speaker was built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Christopher Pett at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1650. At the Restoration she was renamed HMS Mary. She was the prototype of the Speaker-class.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth of England | |
| Name | Speaker |
| Namesake | William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Owner | British government |
| Builder | Christopher Pett (Woolwich) |
| Launched | 1650 |
| History | |
| England | |
| Name | HMS Mary |
| Namesake | Henrietta Maria |
| Acquired | 1660 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1703 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | Speaker-class |
| Tons burthen | 727 |
| Length | 116 ft (35.4 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 34 ft 8 in (10.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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| General characteristics after 1688 rebuild | |
| Class and type | 62-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 829 |
| Length | 143 ft 3 in (43.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 62 guns of various weights of shot |
In 1688, HMS Mary was rebuilt by Thomas Shish at Woolwich Dockyard as a 62-gun third-rate ship of the line. The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands in the Great Storm of 1703. Almost all who were aboard were drowned, including Rear-Admiral Basil Beaumont.
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