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gives her name to three streets in
Newhaven: Great Michael Rise (built in 1967), Great Michael Square (the western part of Newhaven's Parliament Square, renamed in 1968) and Great Michael Close (the eastern part of the square, renamed in 1975).
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and the master shipwright
Jacques Terrell, launched on 12 October 1511 and completed on 18 February 1512. She was too large to be built at any existing Scottish dockyard, so was built at the new dock at
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A warship of this size was costly to maintain, particularly for a small country such as
Scotland. After James IV and many of the nobility of Scotland were killed at the
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239:(Note, due to different representations of the ship, it is uncertain what Michael's exact specifications were. Some of these notes are hand-counted approximations.)
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380:, besides all the timber that was got out of Norway" went into her construction. Account books add that timbers were purchased from other parts of
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forward and 2 aft, and 30 smaller guns (later increased to 36 main guns), and had a crew of 300 sailors, 120 gunners, and up to 1,000 soldiers.
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was launched she was the largest ship afloat, with twice the original displacement of her
English contemporary
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on St Andrew's day to hold an audience with the French ambassador, Charles de Tocque, sieur de la Mothe. The
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was supposed to have been built with oak walls 10 ft (3.0 m) thick. She displaced about 1,000
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and built to support the king's unrealised project for a
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The Place Names of Edinburgh: Their Origins and History
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576:that after this, the French allowed her to rot at
396:, had four masts, carried 24 guns (purchased from
297:which was launched in 1509 and completed in 1510.
193:1,420: 300 sailors, 120 gunners & 1000 marines
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552:, and became known as "La Grande Nef d'Ecosse" (
16:Carrack or great ship of the Royal Scottish Navy
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568:because she was too big for the harbour at
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315:And schipwrichtis hewand upone the strand.
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739:Acts of the Lords of Council, 1501 to 1554
270:. She was the largest ship built by King
814:. Gordon Wright Publishing. p. 286.
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359:And shipwrights hewing upon the strand.
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209:30 × smaller guns (later 36 main guns)
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311:Beildaris of barkis and ballingaris,
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728:(SHS: Edinburgh, 1953), pp. 276-7.
711:, vol. 4 (Edinburgh, 1902), p. 356
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655:. Orion Publishing. p. 191.
560:, meaning 'ship'). In March 1514
519:James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
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554:The Big Nave of Scotland
439:, Burntisland Kirk, Fife
279:Sir Andrew Wood of Largo
19:Not to be confused with
810:Harris, Stuart (1996).
614:Peter von Danzig (ship)
521:, the chief ships were
372:that "all the woods of
139:General characteristics
839:Russell, John (1922).
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939:Roman ship of Marausa
895:Caligula's Giant Ship
767:. 2693, 3 March 1514.
653:A History of Scotland
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252:, popularly known as
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881:Largest wooden ships
761:University of London
737:Robert Kerr Hannay,
586:Battle of the Solent
446:was named after the
272:James IV of Scotland
203:Broadside: 24 × guns
1260:William D. Lawrence
970:Medieval and modern
726:Letters of James IV
544:in September 1513,
511:Louis XII of France
268:Royal Scottish Navy
46:at Ocean Terminal,
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1191:Santisima Trinidad
900:Hatshepsut's barge
842:The Story of Leith
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722:Robert Kerr Hannay
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1150:Peter Pomegranate
1006:Wind-powered only
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624:Peter Pomegranate
582:Norman MacDougall
542:Battle of Flodden
332:Translation from
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1301:Continental
1294:Australasia
1225:Susquehanna
1143:Océan class
1081:Great Harry
988:Galera Real
981:Cakra Dunia
467:Christendom
461:to reclaim
422:great ships
418:Great Harry
341:Carpenters,
129:Nickname(s)
1428:Categories
1308:Dunderberg
1287:Appomattox
1204:Shenandoah
1185:Santa Anna
1074:Grace Dieu
959:Thalamegos
929:Nemi ships
912:Khufu ship
833:References
408:Henry VIII
386:Baltic Sea
264:great ship
226:Figurehead
190:Complement
182:Propulsion
152:great ship
1364:L.R. Doty
1232:Tenacious
1124:Mahmudiye
1101:Javanese
1067:Götheborg
945:Syracusia
635:Citations
590:Mary Rose
513:(see the
463:Palestine
448:archangel
435:Model of
376:, except
349:balingers
300:The poet
293:Mary Rose
221:4 × masts
121:Completed
105:Laid down
80:Archangel
42:Model of
1434:Carracks
1388:Immobile
1164:Pretoria
1041:Columbus
608:See also
566:Honfleur
527:Margaret
490:were at
487:Margaret
484:and the
402:basilisk
398:Flanders
382:Scotland
319:—
286:. When
284:Newhaven
258:, was a
232:Pennants
198:Armament
113:Launched
76:Namesake
69:Scotland
1413:Belyana
1378:Orlando
1350:Jylland
1267:Wyoming
1253:Victory
1178:Roanoke
562:Michael
546:Michael
523:Michael
507:England
496:Michael
478:Michael
455:crusade
451:Michael
444:Michael
390:Michael
370:Michael
345:barques
288:Michael
266:of the
260:carrack
249:Michael
148:Carrack
97:Builder
89:Ordered
83:Michael
55:History
30:Michael
1371:Mersey
1315:Eureka
1171:Rahīmī
1138:Orient
1110:Kronan
1061:Ghurab
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596:Legacy
570:Dieppe
550:livres
224:Crown
166:Length
92:c.1505
1406:Other
1343:Iosco
783:'
578:Brest
558:navis
531:James
216:Notes
185:Sails
48:Leith
1239:Vasa
1131:Mars
1103:jong
906:Isis
816:ISBN
791:ISBN
657:ISBN
529:and
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