| Koningin Marie | |
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Career 
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| Name | Koningin Marie |
| Namesake | Queen Maria Cristina |
| Builder | Grijzestad shipyards |
| Launched | 1613 |
| Commissioned | 1613 |
| Homeport | Grijzestad |
| Honours and awards | Participated in: Thirty Years' War Civil War War of the Spanish Succession War of the Quadruple Alliance Franco-Brunanter War |
| Fate | Sunk in 1784 |
| Status | Museum in 2024 |
| General characterstics | |
| Armament | 30 guns |
The Koningin Marie (English: Queen Mary) was a ship of the Brunanter Royal Navy. She was named after Maria Cristina, the Queen Mother at the time of her launch.
History[]
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In 1613, King Adrian I commissioned a ship for military purposes; she would become the foundation of Brunant's Royal Navy as the country's first purpose-built naval ship. The ship was named after the king's mother, Queen Maria Cristina. Her home port was Grijzestad's naval base.
Her first action was the Battle of Gibraltar in 1621 during the Thirty Years' War. For the rest of this war, she was mostly unused since she was damaged a lot during the siege.
During the Civil War of 1663, the ship remained under royalist command until the end. There were no naval engagements during the Civil War, but the Koningin Marie was ready to use if King Willem II had to flee Grijzestad with his family, but he died during the Battle of Grijzestad.
After 1680, the ship saw more limited service. During the Franco-Brunanter War (1757-1758), the Koningin Marie was vital in resupplying the city of Grijzestad when it was under a siege, receiving some damage from French cannon fire. The ship was repaired, but was kept docked in Grijzestad and saw no service for the next 25 years.
The Koningin Marie saw little service until 1784, when James Carrington invaded Brunant. She was brought back into service and was fitted with a few updated guns. The ship engaged one of Carrington's ships just off Koningstad, but it was too old and was easily sunk.
Modern history[]
In 1917, the ship was re-discovered. She was raised the next year. After a massive eight-year restoration, the ship was restored to a high degree. Since then, it has been housing the Koningin Marie Museum, which is located near the Adriankastel in Dortmund.