HMS ''Mary'' was a 60-gun

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, built at

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and launched on 12 May 1704. In 1724, ''Mary'' fought in battle against the Spanish ''Catalán''.Navío ''Catalán''
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, from where she was relaunched on 5 October 1742, and renamed HMS ''Princess Mary''. ''Princess Mary'' served until 1766, when she was sold out of the navy.

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*Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850''. Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the line of the Royal Navy 1700s ships {{UK-line-ship-stub