| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | Mary Willoughby |
| In service | Listed from 1532 |
| Captured |
|
| Fate | Sold in 1573 |
 Scotland | |
| Name | Mary Willoughby |
| Acquired | 1532 |
| In service | 1536 |
| Captured | 1547 |
| Fate | returned to English navy |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen |
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| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 146 sailors 14 gunners |
| Armament | in 1548; a serpentine; 3 port pieces; 4 slings; a quarter sling; 13 bases; a hagbut. |
Mary Willoughby was a ship of the English Tudor navy. She appears in the navy lists from 1532 during the reign of Henry VIII.[1] She was named after Maria Willoughby, a lady-in-waiting and close friend of Catherine of Aragon. The ship was taken by the Scots in 1536 and was included in the Royal Scots Navy, The English recaptured her in 1547. The ship was rebuilt in 1551,[2] increasing in size from 140 bm to 160 bm.
- ^ C. S. Knighton & David Loades, Navy of Edward VI and Mary I (Navy Records Society, 2011), p. 495.
- ^ J. G. Nichols, The Diary of Henry Machyn: Citizen and Merchant-Taylor of London 1550-1563, pp. 313-323.