Great Michael
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Michael, popularly known as Great Michael, was a carrack or great ship of the Royal Scottish Navy. She was the largest ship built by King James IV of Scotland as part of his policy of building a stron
Model of Great Michael at Ocean Terminal, Leith
The first illustration of the first roll of the Anthony Roll, depicting the Henry Grace à Dieu, the largest ship in the English navy during the reign of King Henry VIII.
Model of Great Michael, Burntisland Kirk, Fife
Henry Grace à Dieu
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Henry Grace à Dieu, also known as Great Harry, was an English carrack or "great ship" of the King's Fleet in the 16th century, and in her day the largest warship in the world. Contemporary with Mary R
Great Michael
…crew of 300 sailors, 120 gunners, and up to 1,000 soldiers. Henry VIII of England was unwilling to be outdone, and ordered the building of the 1000-ton Henry Grace à Dieu, launched in roughly 1512, later known as Great Harry, which was even larger. These ships were the first great ships, the precursors of the later ship…
c. 1575 illustration of Henri Grâce à Dieu