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How the Mary Rose Has Survived
Preserving fragile wooden maritime heritage from the sixteenth century represents one of the most remarkable achievements in modern archaeological science. In Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, thousands of international visitors gaze in awe at the dramatic wooden hull of the Mary Rose. This legendary Tudor warship, which served as the flagship of King Henry VIII, sank tragically during the Battle of the Solent in July 1545.
For more than four centuries, the starboard hull of the Mary Rose had rested undisturbed beneath thick layers of protective seabed silt. Marine archaeologists had searched for the historic wreck for decades before divers finally located the timber remains in 1971. In October 1982, in a monumental maritime engineering feat watched by millions on live television, salvage teams raised the delicate hull from the ocean floor. The ship had survived four hundred and