Mary Rose: The first Ship of our Standing Navy - Rear Admiral John Lippiett

The Mary Rose is the only 16th century warship on display anywhere in the world. She was a revolutionary build, and one of the first ships able to fire a broadside. After a long and successful career, she sank accidentally during an engagement with the French fleet in 1545. Her rediscovery and raising were seminal events in the history of nautical archaeology.