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Shaffer's Maritime Museum
The Yacht Mary
Private yacht of King Charles II of England

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  • Launched in 1660 by the Dutch East India Company
  • Purchased by the City of Amsterdam and presented as a gift to Charles II of England upon his restoration to the throne
  • It was the fore-runner of pleasure yachts of which Charles II owned and raced many
  • The English word “Yacht” comes from the Dutch word “Jagen” which means to hunt
  • She had a very shallow draft and needed the “leeboards” instead of a deep keel
  • The leeboards could be raised and lowered depending on the point of sailing
  • When Charles II acquired a faster yacht, HMY Mary was used to transport diplomats and civil servants between Holyhead, England and Dublin, Ireland
  • She sank in 1675 after hitting rocks off the coast of England
  • Her discovery by SCUBA divers in 1971 led Britain to pass the Protection of Wrecks Act in 1974
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