From the Anthony Roll
Men
- Soldiers – 185
- Mariners – 200
- Gunners – 30
415 in total
How many crew?
We have a number of sources of information about the crew of the Mary Rose.
A list of ships from 1545 names Sir George Carew as captain, and a complement of 500 men.
The Anthony Roll, a list of ships and their armaments completed in 1546 lists the Mary Rose with 415 men: 185 soldiers, 200 mariners and 30 gunners.
Eyewitness or contemporary accounts including the Imperial Ambassador to Charles V and the Windsor Herald, both of whom claim 500 men were on board the Mary Rose.
Later accounts including a French account of 1569 which cites 600, and an account of the life of Sir Peter Carew, brother of the captain of the Mary Rose, stating 700.
Analysis of the human remains recovered during the excavation provides a minimum of 179 and a likely number of around 300. With just under half a ship surviving, the contemporary accounts of 500 seem sensible.
