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This is a list of warships of the Royal Scots Navy, the navy of the Kingdom of Scotland prior to the Acts of Union 1707. For its continuation after this period, see List of ship names of the Royal Navy .
English and Scottish warships decoration on John Speed's Map of Scotland, 1610. The Scots operated in the West Indies from the 1540s, joining the French in the capture of Burburuta in 1567. [39] English and Scottish naval warfare and privateering broke out sporadically in the 1550s. [40]
This category contains ships of the Royal Scottish Navy. Pages in category "Ships of the Royal Scots Navy" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Scottish Red Ensign, flown by ships of the Royal Scots Navy James I was responsible for developing the shipping interests of the country, establishing a shipbuilding yard at Leith . His successor, James II , developed the use of gunpowder and artillery in Scotland and, in consequence, ships were built with hulls thick enough to resist ...
She was the largest ship built by King James IV of Scotland as part of his policy of building a strong Scottish navy. She was ordered around 1505 and laid down in 1507 under the direction of Captain Sir Andrew Wood of Largo and the master shipwright Jacques Terrell, launched on 12 October 1511 and completed on 18 February 1512.
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The king acquired a total of 38 ships for the Royal Scottish Navy, including Margaret, and the carrack Michael or Great Michael, the largest warship of its time (1511). [75] The latter, built at great expense at Newhaven and launched in 1511, was 240 feet (73 m) in length, weighed 1,000 tons, had 24 cannon, and was, at that time, the largest ...
She is the oldest ship in Scotland, [1] one of the oldest ships in the world, [1] [2] and one of the last intact warships from the age of sail. [2] [3] As of January 2025, the ship is due to undergo restoration and relocation to a newly restored dry dock (Dundee's East Graving Dock). [4] [5]