Safetman
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Just come to this but I do remember the Timewatch excavation of Henry VI “Grace a Dieu”. They established that the forecastle height was some 68 feet above waterline. These boats were literally floating castles with archers raining down a hail of arrows on the opposing vessels. Mary Rose was a first as a carvel built ship that then permits properly closable cannon ports as opposed to the triple clinker build of Henry VI ship. I too believe most current models are too low at the forecastle and believe a figure around 50 feet would be more correct
Mary Rose by Chidokan - JoTiKa - 1:80 - kit with modifications
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1501 - 1750
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Steven
Mea culpa -my ancient brain still struggles with all the changes at the top in the war of the roses😀But as you say the Mary Rose was a new start point in ship building but also the end of a tradional one extending back 100 years and more. It is pretty clear that the forecastle remains have long since rotted so the archeology is never going to appear. . The logic for choosing a small forecastle is for me very shaky