Popular Mechanics has an article about the quite substantial remains of a ship dating from the 1530s to 1540s, the era of the ‘Mary Rose’, which was repaired after 1561, but then wrecked ir abandoned alongside the coastal gravel bank which gradually expanded, and preserved its remains until they were uncovered in 2022.
As the article argues it was constructed at a time of significant development in English shipbuilding.
The ship is discussed in some detail in Archaeologists Unearthed a 500-Year-Old Ship That Helped Make England a World Power
Even given the concern about the state of readiness of the present Royal Navy I do not think this particular vessel is quite in a state to be despatched to the Mediterranean…
2 comments:
Dear John.
The way things are going . . . it might well be the ONLY ship that The Royal Navy can send !!!
During The Falklands War, John Nott, Secretary of State for Defence, had over 50 Surface Warships to consider using.
Nowadays, The Royal Navy has, approximately, 15.
Enough said ?
Dear John.
The way things are going . . . it might well be the ONLY ship that The Royal Navy can send !!!
During The Falklands War, John Nott, Secretary of State for Defence, had over 50 Surface Warships to consider using.
Nowadays, The Royal Navy has, approximately, 15.
Enough said ?
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