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Grace Dieu was the flagship of King Henry V of England and one of the largest ships of her time. Launched in 1418, she sailed on only one voyage and was subsequently laid up at anchor in the River Hamble. She burned in 1439 after being struck by lightning. The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by Historic England.
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The wreck of the Copeland of South Shields, at Scarborough, 2 November 1861 (painting by Joseph Newington Carter) 1803 under entry for Jan, unknown date, L’Amazon, Dartmouth Museum holds an original pen and wash sketch. On the reverse is a full account of the ship’s circumstances, ownership and losses.
The ship is thought to have sunk with a huge amount ... Pictures taken of the wreck by navy divers last year show the wreck is still perfectly preserved, despite lying on the ocean’s floor for ...
Henry Grace à Dieu ("Henry, Thanks be to God"), also known as Great Harry, [2] 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. [2] Contemporary with Mary Rose, Henry Grace à Dieu was even larger, and served as Henry VIII's flagship.
He ordered construction of the 141-gun four-masted Sovereign, built partly out of the re-shaped clinker timbers of Grace Dieu. This ship originally was privately-constructed around 1449, and is not be confused with the 1416 Grace Dieu of Henry V now believed to be lying in the River Hamble. [5] [6] [7]
A man riding a Jet Ski stumbled across the wreckage, a local museum says.
A 948-foot container ship smashed into a four-lane bridge in the U.S. port of Baltimore in darkness early on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and sending cars and people plunging into the river below.