HMS Mary (1704)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Mary and HMS Princess Mary.

HMS Mary was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 12 May 1704.^[1]

HMS Mary (left) battling against the Spanish ship of the line Catalán in January 1721
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Mary
Builder	Shortis, Chatham Dockyard
Launched	12 May 1704
Renamed	HMS Princess Mary, 1742
Fate	Sold, 1766
General characteristics as built[1]
Class & type	60-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	914
Length	145 ft (44.2 m) (gundeck)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.4 m)
Depth of hold	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns of various weights of shot
General characteristics after 1742 rebuild[2]
Class & type	1733 proposals 70-gun third rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1068
Length	144 ft (43.9 m) (gundeck)
Beam	41 ft 5 in (12.6 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 11 in (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	60 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24-pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 9-pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6-pdrs

In January 1721, Mary fought an inconclusive battle against the Spanish ship of the line Catalán.^[3]

Orders were issued on 15 December 1736 for Mary to be taken to pieces and rebuilt according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth, from where she was relaunched on 5 October 1742, and renamed HMS Princess Mary.^[2]

Princess Mary served until 1766, when she was sold out of the navy.^[2]