HMS Mary Rose (1915)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Mary Rose
Builder	Swan Hunter
Launched	8 October 1915
Fate	Sunk, 17 October 1917
General characteristics
Class and type	Admiralty M-class destroyer
Displacement	994 long tons (1,010 t) standard; 1,042 long tons (1,059 t) full load;
Length	269 ft (82 m)
Beam	27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Draught	8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) mean; 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) maximum;
Propulsion	3 shafts, steam turbines, 25,000 shp (18,642 kW)
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	237–298 tons fuel oil
Complement	80
Armament	3 × QF 4 in (100 mm) Mark IV guns, mounting P Mk. IX; 3 × single QF 2 pdr "pom-pom" Mk. II; 2 × twin 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

HMS Mary Rose, launched on 8 October 1915, was an Admiralty M-class destroyer sunk on 17 October 1917 approximately 70 miles east of Lerwick in an action off Lerwick while escorting a convoy of 12 merchant ships from Norway. The wreck is designated as a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.

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