A large section of oak timber from the historic English Tudor warship the Mary Rose. Measuring approx. 11 inches by 5 inches. A 500-year-old relic from one of England's most famous warships.
Mounted in a red baize-lined display frame measuring 18 inches by 12 inches, with presentation plaque inscribed:
"Piece of Timber / from / H.M.S. MARY ROSE / Sunk 19th July 1545 / Salvaged 1982"
The Mary Rose was King Henry VIII's favourite ship in his Naval fleet.
The ship was built at the Royal Portsmouth dockyard in 1510-11, using 600 oak trees and weighing 600 tons, along with its sister ship the Peter Pomegranite.
It was one of of the earliest sailing ships purpose built for war, with heavy broadside cannons.
She served the nation for 34 years through numerous battles, including the Battle of St Mathieu in 1512; the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513; and the Battle of the Solent in 1545, where it sank killing more than 350 members of its crew.
The wreck lay lost until being rediscovered in 1971, and in 1982 it was raised during one of the most ambitious salvage projects in the history of maritime archeology.
To help fund the project a limited number of paperweights were produced containing small fragments of the ship's wood (one of which is included here).
The far larger section was acquired as surplus by the original owner during that process.
This is a truly spectacular and unique display piece from one of the most famous ships in English Naval history.
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