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∙ 15y agoit was over loaded The ship may have been overloaded, but the wreck of the Mary Rose revealed that a mistake had been made by the builders, and the beam was slightly more narrow than was planned. Had Mary Rose been built according to the plan, the ship would not have sunk.
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∙ 12y agothere have been many theories why the Mary rose sank but the main answer that scientist think that could have been most likely was that it was too heavy. all the souldiers and weapons could have been hard for the ship to lift.
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∙ 11y agoShe was built between 1509 and 1511 and was accidentally sunk in 1545, some 34 years old
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Was the Mary rose in the armada?
The Mary Rose sank in 1545, She was not pasrt of the Armada action which started in 1588 three years after the Mary Rose sank of Portsmouth during a French action
What harbor did the Mary rose sink?
She sank at the Battle of the Solent near Portsmouth
Where is the Mary rose kept?
The Mary Rose was a ship of the English navy which fought in various battles. It sank in the early sixteenth century, was salvaged in the twentieth century, and now stays as part of a museum in Portsmouth, UK.
What is Mary rose in Japanese?
mary rose
Did Henry VIII name the Mary Rose after his sister?
No he named the Mary Rose after Mary Bolyn
What was the date when the Mary Rose sank?
the Mary rose sank in 1983
Was the Mary rose in the armada?
The Mary Rose sank in 1545, She was not pasrt of the Armada action which started in 1588 three years after the Mary Rose sank of Portsmouth during a French action
What sank the Mary rose?
the Spanish armada
Where was the Mary rose going when it sank?
to sea
Which battle was the Mary Rose ship sunk in?
the mary rose sank in the year of 1545.
Which ship sank of Portsmouth in 1545?
The Mary Rose
Did the Mary Rose sailors have Scurvy?
No none of the sailors on the Mary Rose had scurvy. Mary Rose sank on her maiden voyage and her crew were not at sea long enough to get it.
What Henry VIII's ships sank in the Thames?
Mary rose
What was the life of Mary rose?
Mary rose was one of the first ships and she was the firm favourite of king Henry VIII.The mary rose ship was built between 1509 and 1511 and aftera long time she sank accidently during the french fleet in 1545.Henry VIIIs flagship mary rose sank by the french cannonball .
How many people survived when the Mary rose sank?
Eight, 'obviously'
What can historians find out by looking at the remains of The Mary Rose?
Why it sank, I would imagine.
How many people were onboard the Mary rose when it sank?
415 people where onboard
