HMS Mary (1660)

History
Commonwealth of England
Name	Speaker
Namesake	William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons
Owner	British government
Builder	Christopher Pett (Woolwich)
Launched	1650
History
England
Name	HMS Mary
Namesake	Henrietta Maria
Acquired	1660
Fate	Wrecked, 1703
General characteristics as built[1]
Class and type	Speaker-class
Tons burthen	727
Length	116 ft (35.4 m) (keel)
Beam	34 ft 8 in (10.6 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 6 in (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	50 guns (at launch); 62 guns (1677)
General characteristics after 1688 rebuild[2]
Class and type	62-gun third-rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	829
Length	143 ft 3 in (43.7 m) (gundeck)
Beam	36 ft 8 in (11.2 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 6 in (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	62 guns of various weights of shot

The English ship Speaker was a 50-gun third-rate. Speaker was built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Christopher Pett at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1650. At the Restoration she was renamed HMS Mary. She was the prototype of the Speaker-class.

In 1688, HMS Mary was rebuilt by Thomas Shish at Woolwich Dockyard as a 62-gun third-rate ship of the line. The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands in the Great Storm of 1703. Almost all who were aboard were drowned, including Rear-Admiral Basil Beaumont.