Great Harry
The Henri Grace à Dieu was an English warship. Contemporary with the Mary Rose the Great Harry was even larger. Constructed in the old carrack style with large fore and stern castles she was 165 feet long, weighing possibly 1000 tons and having a complement of 700-1000.
She was originally built at Woolwich from 1512 to 1514 and was one of the first vessels to feature gun-ports and had twenty of the new heavy bronze cannon, allowing for a broadside. She was substantially remodelled and rebuilt around the same time as the Mary Rose to increase the firepower and improve maneuverability.
The ship saw little action, she was present in the Solent when the Mary Rose sank but appears to have been more of a diplomatic vessel, sailing on occasion with sails of gold cloth. Her fate is uncertain, she may have been destroyed by fire at Woolwich in the 1530s or ended up as a discarded hulk.
Referenced By
British Navy | British Royal Navy | British naval supremacy | Naval history | Royal Navy
|
