Hms mary.

[irene cooper]

Good Morning,
I am hoping that someone maybe able to help me?
I am looking for a ship called H.MS. Mary, i do believe the ship may go back to 1600.
I have a found a relation that was on board the ship and would like to find out more about the ship.
My relation died in 1726.
He was Michael Birkby, he has a will on Ancestry, which some of it i can read, but not the names in charge of the ship
Would like some help with this.
Kind Regards
Clapton

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Irene
This may be the one ,there were a few of that name but this one is around that time the 1600,s
Hope it may help
Thanks for the Posting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_ship_Mary_(1650)


Here is the list of all the others ,so its hard to know exactly which one we are looking for

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Mary

[Keith at Tregenna]

The National Maritime Museum holds information relating to over 20,000 British warships from about 1500 to 1950. The data includes the name, type and launch date of almost every British warship in the time period concerned. For many ships there is also data on the shipyard which built a vessel, and details of the service history and captains of the ship concerned. For some ships further technical details (for instance, construction materials or dimensions) are available.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120829...hip-histories/

[Doc Vernon]

Very interesting site that Keith but hard to find the Ship if looking for one ,but a good task
Thanks



Vessel ID 371084 Vessel Type Vessel Sub Type 3rd Rate; 4th Rate 1694/95 Vessel Class Vessel Name MARY (ex-SPEAKER) Designer Design Number Builder Christopher Pett Yard Number Engine Number Place Built Woolwich Construction Date 1649