HMS Mary (1704)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Mary and HMS Princess Mary.

HMS Mary in battle against Catalán
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Mary
BuilderShortis, Chatham Dockyard
Launched12 May 1704
RenamedHMS Princess Mary, 1742
FateSold, 1766
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen914
Length145 ft (44.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.4 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament60 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1742 rebuild[2]
Class and type1733 proposals 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1068
Length144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 60 guns:
  • Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

HMS Mary was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 12 May 1704.[1]

In 1724, Mary fought in battle against the Spanish Catalán.[3]

Orders were issued on 15 December 1736 for Mary to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth, from where she was relaunched on 5 October 1742, and renamed HMS Princess Mary.[2]

Princess Mary served until 1766, when she was sold out of the navy.[2]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p166.
  2. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p171.
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Navío Catalán, todoababor.es