MARY ROSE , DROWNED 1545 JULY 19 AND WAS RAISED 1982 FROM SEA
MARY ROSE , DROWNED 1545 JULY 19 AND WAS RAISED 1982 FROM SEA The Mary Rose is a carrack -type warship of the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII . After serving for 33 years in several wars against France , Scotland , and Brittany and after being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she saw her last action on 19 July 1545. While leading the attack on the galleys of a French invasion fleet, she sank in the Solent , the straits north of the Isle of Wight . The remnants of the Mary Rose undergoing conservation in Portsmouth History England Name: Mary Rose Laid down: 1510 Launched: July 1511 Completed: 1512 Homeport: Portsmouth , England Fate: Sank in battle in 1545, raised in 1982 Status: Museum ship General characteristics Tons burthen: 500 (700–800 after 1536) Propulsion: Sail Complement: 200 sailors, 185 soldiers, and 30 gunners ...