HMS Mary

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Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mary:

• HMS Mary was a Cinque Ports ship in service in 1350.
• HMS Mary was a ship in service from 1400 and given away in 1423.
• HMS Mary was a ship in service from 1413 and lost in 1426.
• HMS Mary was a Royalist ketch in 1648. She was captured by the Parliamentarians in 1649 and not listed thereafter.
• HMS Mary was a 50-gun Speaker-class frigate launched in 1650 as Speaker, renamed HMS Mary in 1660, rebuilt in 1688 and wrecked in 1703.
• HMS Mary was a 4-gun fireship purchased in 1666 and sold in 1667.
• HMS Mary was a 4-gun fireship purchased in 1667 and expended that year.
• HMS Mary was an 8-gun yacht launched in 1677. She was rebuilt in 1727 and 1761 and was broken up in 1816.
• HMS Mary was a 10-gun ketch of unknown origin that foundered in 1694.
• HMS Mary was a 4-gun smack launched in 1702. She was rebuilt in in 1728 and lost in 1778.
• HMS Mary was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line launched in 1704, rebuilt in 1742 and renamed HMS Princess Mary, and sold in 1766.
• HMS Mary was a gunvessel purchased in 1794 and sold in 1798.
• HMS Mary was a 6-gun tender purchased in 1797 and listed until 1805.
• HMS Mary was a 3-gun schooner listed in 1812 and captured by the Americans in 1813.
• HMS Mary was a Coastguard cutter launched in 1867 and sold in 1905.

[edit] Ships that have used Mary in their names

• HMS Mary and John was a ship purchased in 1487, rebuilt in 1512 and listed until 1528.
• HMS Mary Ann was a 4-gun bomb vessel purchased in 1694 and sold in 1698.
• HMS Mary Antrim was a 14-gun Irish Royalist ship captured in 1644 by the Parliamentarians and renamed Tiger’s Whelp in 1649, after which she was lost.
• HMS Mary Breton was a ship captured from the French in 1415 but recaptured by them in 1421.
• HMS Mary Flyboat was a ship captured in 1650 and sold in 1657.
• HMS Mary Fortune was a ship launched in 1497 and rebuilt in 1512 when she was renamed HMS Swallow. She is listed until 1527.
• HMS Mary Galley was the name of two ships.
• HMS Mary George was a ship purchased in 1512 and listed until 1526.
• HMS Mary Gloria was a ship purchased in 1517 and listed until 1522.
• HMS Mary Grace was the name of three ships.
• HMS Mary Guildford was a ship listed between 1524 and 1539.
• HMS Mary Hamboro was a 70-gun ship purchased in 1544 and sold in 1555.
• HMS Mary Hampton was a carrack captured from the Genoese in 1416. She foundered in 1420.
• HMS Mary Imperial was a ship listed between 1513 and 1525.
• HMS Mary James was the name of two ships.
• HMS Mary Norwell was a ship listed in 1549.
• HMS Mary Odierne was a ship captured in 1545. Her fate is unknown.
• HMS Maryport was to have been a Hunt class minesweeper, but she was renamed HMS Mistley before her launch in 1918.
• HMS Mary Prize was the name of three ships.
• HMS Mary Rose was the name of nine ships, the first being the Tudor warship Mary Rose, now preserved at Portsmouth.
• HMS Mary of Rouen was a ship captured in 1626 and listed until 1627.
• HMS Mary Thomas was a ship captured in 1545 and listed until 1546.
• HMS Maryton was a Ton class coastal minesweeper launched in 1958 and sold for scrapping in 1969.
• HMS Mary Willoughby was a ship listed in 1535. She was captured by the Scots in 1536, but recaptured in 1547. She was rebuilt in 1551 and sold in 1573.

[edit] See also

• HMY Mary was an 8-gun royal yacht presented by the Dutch in 1660 and wrecked in 1675.
• HMAS Maryborough was a Bathurst class corvette launched in 1940 and lent to the Royal Australian Navy in 1941. She was sold into civilian service in 1947 and was renamed Isobel Queen.
• HMS Princess Mary
• HMS Queen Mary