HMY Mary (1677)

	The Departure of William of Orange and Princess Mary for Holland, by Willem van de Velde the Younger. HMY Mary is in the centre of the picture.
History
England
Name	HMY Mary
Ordered	3 November 1726
Builder	Chatham Dockyard (1677); Deptford Dockyard (1726);
Launched	1677; 16 March 1728;
Fate	Broken up in 1816
General characteristics (1677 build)
Class and type	8-gun yacht
Tons burthen	155 (bm)
Length	66 ft 6 in (20.3 m) (keel)
Beam	21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 9 in (2.7 m)
Sail plan	Ketch rigged
Complement	30 (20 in peacetime)
Armament	8 guns
General characteristics (1726 build)
Class and type	8-gun yacht
Tons burthen	163 72⁄94 (bm)
Length	76 ft 6 in (23.3 m) (gundeck); 61 ft 6 in (18.7 m) (keel);
Beam	22 ft 4 in (6.8 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 8 in (2.9 m)
Sail plan	Ketch rigged (1736-1783); Full-rigged ship (1783-1816);
Complement	40
Armament	8 × 3-pounder guns; 10 × ½-pounder swivels;

HMY Mary, was an English royal yacht of the Royal Navy. She was built by master shipwright Phineas Pett and launched at Chatham Dockyard in 1677. She had eight guns and measured She now measured 155 bm. She experienced a very long career of naval service spanning 139 years, having been rebuilt in 1727.

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