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Thread #62576 Message #1012329
Posted By: Cattail
03-Sep-03 - 07:32 PM
Thread Name: Gold.Vanity. Can you REALLY sink a ship?
Subject: RE: Gold.Vanity. Can you REALLY sink a ship?
Hi all,
Having read Deckman's account of his 20' boat, it got me thinking about the relative sizes of these vessels.
The Mary Rose had a waterline length of 125', with a 38' beam, not a small boat, but fairly small by todays standards, and only approx' five times bigger than Deckmans craft.
If Deckman's boat went down in roughly five minutes, then the larger vessel may only have taken half an hour to an hour to do the same. Given that Deckman had only one three quarter inch hole to deal with and the Vanity supposedly had a minimum of three.
So, yes it may have been possible, also taking into account the extra weight differences between GRP and wood, and that the Vanity would have been fitted out to a good standard and carrying cannon etc, all making for an extremely heavy vessel with a lot of displacement.
I didn't note the draught of the Mary Rose, but the dimensions are on the web site.
Incidentally on http://www.divernet.com I came across the headline that said another part (the bowcastle) of the Mary Rose had been found in the Solent, I didn't bother reading the article as I have been getting slow connection problems lately, (it won't even let me submit this, I've tried three times now) but a very interesting bit of news, especially if they can raise it and match it to the original hull they have already.