1514
Launch
Launched at Erith, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Erith in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Launched at Erith, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world
Accidentally destroyed by fire
Henry Grace à Dieu, also called Great Harry, was accidentally destroyed by fire at Woolwich on 25 August 1553.
Provenance
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