Great Michael

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Great Michael was a massive early 16th-century Scottish warship, famed as one of the largest and most heavily armed vessels of its time.

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Great Michael canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish naval vessel
ship
warship
armament broadside guns
heavy artillery
builtAt Newhaven, near Edinburgh
builtFor James IV of Scotland
commissionedBy James IV of Scotland
constructionCost very high relative to Scottish royal revenues
constructionMaterial oak timber
constructionStarted 1507
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Scotland
crewSize several hundred men
era early 16th century
fate broken up after sale to France
historicalSignificance example of early 16th-century shipbuilding on a grand scale
symbol of James IV’s naval ambitions
homePort Cramond
surface form: Newhaven, near Edinburgh
laterOperator French Navy
launchedIn 1511
namedAfter Saint Michael
surface form: Archangel Michael
notableFor being one of the largest warships of its time
heavy armament
operator Royal Scots Navy
participatedIn Anglo-Scottish naval rivalry
purpose flagship of the Scottish fleet
naval warfare
saleDate 1514
soldTo France
tonnage about 1000 tons

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Royal Scots Navy notableShip Great Michael
commissioned the warship Michael commissioned Great Michael
subject surface form: James IV of Scotland
commissioned the warship Michael navalAsset Great Michael
subject surface form: James IV of Scotland