Mary Rose Wreck

Field Value
Wreck Category distributed remains of wreck
Status historic
Mary rose Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 45.784 N,1 6.267 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.763067
  • Longitude: -1.104450
Water Depth 9 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name MARY ROSE
Type military vessel
Flag GB
Length 53.3 m
Tonnage 700
Tonnage Type builders' measurement
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Jul 20, 1545
Bottom Texture Mud
Original Detection Year 1973
Last Detection Year 2012
Original Source survey vessel
Markers SPH Y BUOY, FL Y 5 SEC, 'MARY ROSE'
Surveying Details H3954/70 11.9.73 SURVEY [L4218] OF 1841, BY CAPT. SHERINGHAM, INDICATING MARY ROSE POSN.H3954/70 11.9.73 PECKED MAGENTA CIRCLE, 300MTRS RADIUS, CENTRED ON 504548N, 010610W. (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 55/74 & MARY ROSE (1967) COMMITTEE). NC 2625. H2529/74 6.3.74 PECKED MAGENTA CIRCLE, 300MTRS RADIUS, CENTRED ON POSN 208DEGS, 2760FT FROM SPIT SAND FORT LT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2625. H2529/74 6.6.74 SPHERICAL RW BUOY, FL.3S 'MARY ROSE' LAID 210DEGS, 3445FT FROM SPIT SAND LT, Y CAN, FL.5S, 208DEGS, 2710FT; & Y CAN 203.5DEGS, 2960FT. (AQHM PORTSMOUTH, HN 1/74; PORTSMOUTH LOCAL NM 23/74). - NM 1167/74. H4824/75 10.3.77 WK NOW SHOWING ON SIDE-SCAN SONAR AS A NUMBER OF SMALL DISCRETE CONTACTS WHICH LOOK MUCH LIKE A WELL DISPERSED OR BROKEN-UP WK. AN OBSTN LOCATED BY E/S CLOSE NE & STANDING ABOUT 3.5MTRS PROUD OF THE BOTTOM IS THOUGHT TO BE A STAGE USED BY THE MARINE ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXCAVATING THE WK. IT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE SOUTH EASTERN Y 'B.P' BUOY, NOT PLOTTABLY DIFFERENT AT THE SCALE OF THE SURVEY & CHART 2625 [1:75,000]. NO OTHER INFORMATION GIVEN, NO DATE GIVEN, BUT PRESUME SUMMER 1976. (SCES REPORT FOR HI 71/76). NCA. H3322/68 17.5.77 LT NO LONGER EXHIBITED FROM Y CAN BUOY LYING 215DEGS, 10.4C FROM SOUTHSEA CASTLE LT. (AQHM PORTSMOUTH). - NM 1208/77. 9.9.77 8 DIVERS RECOVERED CANNON, THIRD SO FAR, WILL BE DISPLAYED AT SOUTHSEA CASTLE. (DAILY TELEGRAPH, 9.9.77). H2529/74 20.10.77 BUOY NOW Y SPHERICAL, FL.3S, RAREFL, WITH NAME 'MARY ROSE' IN BLACK. (AQHM PORTSMOUTH). BR STD. H3954/70 30.3.79 DUMB LIGHTER WILL BE MOORED TO BUOYS CLOSE TO THE WK BUOY OVER PERIOD 2 APR TO 30 NOV '79 DURING INTENSIVE DIVING PROGRAMME. (PORTSMOUTH LOCAL NM 25/79). NCA. H1291/81 9.2.81 IT IS PLANNED TO LIFT THE WK IN MAY/JUNE 1982. (LL, 9.2.81). H3954/70 29.4.82 LIFTING OPS PLANNED TO COMMENCE 31.5.82. ADDITIONAL MOORINGS WILL BE LAID WITHIN DESIGNATED AREA. (QHM PORTSMOUTH, HN 21.4.82). - NM 1136(P)/82. H1270/78 12.10.82 WK RAISED BY FLOATING CRANE TOG MOR, FOLLOWING COMPLETE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION, ON 11.10.82. TAKEN TO PORTSMOUTH TO BE CONSERVED FOR EXHIBITION BY THE MARY ROSE TRUST IN A PURPOSE-BUILT MUSEUM. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NM 1136(P)/82 CANCELLED. NCA YET UNTIL DESIGNATION CANCELLED. H4824/75 1.11.82 HISTORIC WK SITE STILL EXISTS. BUOY TO REMAIN. FOUR UNLIT MOORING BUOYS TO REMAIN ON STATION. SOME OBSTNS EXIST ON SEABED. SEABED DEPTHS TO BE TREATED WITH CAUTION. (PORTSMOUTH NM 22/82). NCA. H3954/70 6.12.84 BUOY REPLACED BY UNLIT SPHERICAL Y BUOY IN 504548N, 010610W. UNLIT MOORING BUOYS ALSO REMAIN ON SITE. (FO PORTSMOUTH. NAVWARN 36/84 & QHM PORTS HN 15/84). - NM 29/85. H2922/83 12.3.85 DEPRESSION IN SEABED, 4.4MTRS DEEP, FROM WHICH MARY ROSE WAS RAISED LOCATED 8.5.84 IN 504545N, 010610.8W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. GENERAL DEPTH 9.5MTRS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 201). NCA. H4824/75 4.3.87 DETAILS PROMULGATED BY PORTSMOUTH NM 22/82 REPEATED IN PORTSMOUTH NM 2/87. HH232/352/01 10.4.89 UNLIT Y SPHERICAL CAN BUOYS IN (A) 504545.3N, 010611.5W; (B) 504543.7N, 010611.9W AND (C) 504545.1N, 010614.2W. UNLIT Y CAN BUOY IN 504543.4N, 010614.7W. WITH EXCEPTION OF MARY ROSE BUOY, ALL OTHER CHARTED BUOYS WITHIN RESTRICTED AREA SHOULD BE EXPUNGED. MARY ROSE TRUST CONFIRM THAT THIS SITUATION IS NOW PERMANENT. (QHM PORTSMOUTH SURVEY DEPT, HN 2/89, 9.3.89). - NM 1203/89. HH232/600/02 21.10.91 Y SPHERICAL BUOYS CHARTED IN 504544N, 010612W AND 504545N, 010614W ARE TO BE EXPUNGED. (AQHM PORTSMOUTH, HN 6/91, 8.10.91). - NM 3100/91. HH232/600/03 3.6.93 Y SPH BUOY, 'MARY ROSE' NOW IN AMENDED POSN 504546N, 010608W. OTHER Y SPH BUOYS IN 504545.8N, 010613W AND 504544.2N, 010612W. (AQHM PORTSMOUTH, HN 30.4.93). BR STD. 26.5.04 ONLY 'MARY ROSE' Y SPH BUOY SHOWN ON BA 2625 [EDN 9 DTD 21.9.2000]. HH232/600/10 26.5.04 'MARY ROSE' BUOY NOW FL Y 5 SEC IN 5045.80N, 0106.22W [WGD]. (QHM PORTSMOUTH). - NM 2441/04. 20.10.04 DURING SUMMER OF 2004 A TEAM OF DIVING ARCHAEOLOGISTS REPORTED TO HAVE LOCATED A 10MTR BEAM WITH A MATRIX OF TIMBERS BELIEVED TO BE THE LOWER PORT SIDE OF SHIP'S BOW. DIVERS ALSO RECOVERED STONE SHOT, PULLEYS, MOULDED BLINDS, PARTS OF CABINS, A SWIVEL GUN AND PRIMING TOOL. LARGER TIMBERS HAVE BEEN COVERED IN A PROTECTIVE MATERIAL AND TRENCHES REFILLED. (DIVER MAGAZINE OCT'04). 26.1.10 EXAM'D 9.2003 IN 5045.787N, 0106.261W [WGD] USING DGPS. EXCAVATION HOLE LEAST DEPTH 13.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. HOLE WITH LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 24MTRS, DEPTH 4MTRS. LIES 032/212 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK NOW REPRESENTED AS A LARGE EXCAVATION HOLE WITH NUMEROUS SMALL REFLECTORS ON DCS3. FIVE DEPRESSIONS, DEPTH 1MTR, LOCATED WITHIN 30MTRS RADIUS OF THE MAIN DEPRESSSION HAVE ASSOCIATED MAGNETIC ANOMALIES BUT NO UPSTANDING FEATURES. PROBABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEGS OF THE LIFTING PLATFORM USED TO RAISE MARY ROSE. (HMSML GLEANER, WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY, PORTSMOUTH REGENERATION PROJECT). NCA. SEP 2013/000004405 9.1.13 HOLE IN SEABED LOCATED IN LISTED POSN WITH LENGTH APPROX 47MTRS. (APB SOUTHAMPTON, SOLENT SURVEY DTD 5.2012). NCA. SEP 2020/000106002 13.5.20 MARY ROSE WRECK SITE LOCATED. DEPRESSION REMAINS WITH SEVERAL SCATTERED CONTACTS AT SITE. (HMS MAGPIE, SNT 03-19). NCA.
Last Amended Date May 13, 2020

Circumstances of loss

11.10.82 BUILT IN 1509 IN PORTSMOUTH AS 500BM. REBUILT IN 1536 AS 700BM. CAPSIZED WITH LOSS OF 665 MEN FROM CREW OF 700, WHEN IN LEADING THE ENGLISH FLEET AGAINST A FRENCH INVASION OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT. RELOCATED IN THE 1960S AND LIFTED 11.10.82 FOR PRESERVATION. (SIBI & SRN).

General Comments

WK (DEPRESSION IN SEABED TO 13.8MTRS) IS NOT CHARTED

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FAQ

Where is the MARY ROSE wreck located?

The MARY ROSE wreck is located at coordinates 50 45.784 N,1 6.267 W.

How deep is the seabed around the MARY ROSE?

The seabed around the MARY ROSE lies at approximately 9 meters deep.

When did the MARY ROSE sink?

The MARY ROSE sank on Jul 20, 1545.

When was the wreck of the MARY ROSE discovered?

The wreck of the MARY ROSE was discovered in 1973.

What country did the MARY ROSE belong to?

The MARY ROSE belonged to GB.

What was the tonnage of the MARY ROSE?

The MARY ROSE had a tonnage of 700 tons.

What type of wreck is the MARY ROSE?

The MARY ROSE is classified as a military vessel.

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