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Ships of the Time of Henry VIII

Ships of the Time of Henry VIII.jpg ThumbnailsH.M.S. 'Warrior', our First Sea-going Ironclad BattleshipThumbnailsH.M.S. 'Warrior', our First Sea-going Ironclad BattleshipThumbnailsH.M.S. 'Warrior', our First Sea-going Ironclad BattleshipThumbnailsH.M.S. 'Warrior', our First Sea-going Ironclad BattleshipThumbnailsH.M.S. 'Warrior', our First Sea-going Ironclad Battleship

Looking at the lofty hulls, the immense mainsails, and the nearness of the ports to the water-line, we can easily understand how a want of care wrecked the Mary Rose. The ship in the background on the right is apparently trying to reduce sail, and has had to lower her main-yard. Her mainsail is almost in the water, to the apparent danger of the ship.