Construction and Dimensions - Page 3 of 3
The following information is derived from Andrew Fielding's unpublished monograph "The Mary Rose - a Model". Much of the information about the hull of the ship is derived from the same invaluable source.
(Andrew Fielding held the position of Deputy Archaeological Director at the Mary Rose Trust and was responsible for much of the archaeology and survey work on the ship, both underwater and after she was raised).
Dimensional Data
Length
- of keel - 32.06m (105ft)
- at waterline - 38.05m (124ft 10in)
- stem to stern - 40.90m (134ft 2in)
- total length - 45m (147ft 7in)
Breadth
- 11.66m (38ft 3in)
Depth
- (keel to lowest wale) - 4.60m (15ft)
Ratio
- keel length to breadth - 1 : 2.749
- waterline length to breadth - 1 : 3.263
- breadth to depth (lower wale) - 1 : 2.534
Tonnage calculation
keel length x breadth x depth =
602.5 tons
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waterline l. x breadth x depth
= 727.5 tons
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Height
- waterline to scuppers - 0.75m (2ft 6in)
- waterline to gunports - 1.40m (4ft 7in)
- waterline to gunwale - 3.50m (11ft 6in)
- keel to gunwale - 8.10m (26ft 6in)
- keel to max breadth - 5.10m (16ft 9in)
- perpendicular (perp) of stempost - 8m+
- perp aftercastle - transom - 14m (46ft)
- perp aftercastle- waist - 11.7m (38ft 4in)
- perp forecastle - waist - 11.7m (38ft 4in)
- perp forecastle - stem - 12.20m (40ft)
- perp sternpost - 8.5m
- length of sternpost - 9m
Lengths
- mainmast to stern, upper deck - 21m (68ft 9in)
- mainmast to stem, upper deck - 21m
- mainmast to sternpost - 16m (52ft 6in)
- mainmast to stempost - 16m
- length of aftercastle - 20m
- length of waist - 15m
- length of forecastle - 5.5m
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