Gun Being Raised

Facts

• There were seven broadside guns found on the starboard side of the main deck of the Mary Rose, presumably matched by a similar number on the missing port side. Other heavy guns were found on the upper and castle decks.

• The guns discovered on the Mary Rose were a mixture of muzzle-loading cast bronze guns and breech-loading wrought iron guns. The bronze guns rested on elm carriages with four small solid wheels. These enabled them to be run back for cleaning and loading. The iron shot they fired were capable of damaging the hull, upper works and rigging of opposing vessels as well as killing the crew.