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HMS SOVEREIGN of
the SEAS model
Sovereign of the Seas
was a 17th-century warship of the English Navy.
Started in
1634,
her construction
took the labors of over a thousand craftsmen for
three years. 215 feet
long and 1,522 tons, the HMS
Sovereign of the Seas
was far and away the largest
and most powerful ship in the world of that time.
Not only her massive
size, when launched in 1637, the
abundance and the value of her ornaments were the
ship's
most striking features. The designs of the
ornaments were by the famous Sir Anthony Van Drych.
The ornaments were carried out by the master
sculptor of the King, Gerald Christmas.
Sovereign of the Seas
fired a broadside of two tons of metal and was known
by the name "Golden Devil." In her first naval
engagement in 1652, she sank a large Dutch warship
with a single broadside!
During the night of January 27th of 1696,
when the HMS Sovereign of the Seas was anchored in the port of Chatham, a
cook forgot to blow out a candle in his
quarters. The candle fell over and a short time
later the ship was engulfed in flames
from stern to stern. The hull burned down to the
water line and what was left sank down to the harbor
floor.
For 60 years she ruled
the seas, unmatched.
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This
scratch-built
primarily wood HMS Sovereign of the
Seas model
features:
-
Plank-on-frame
construction.
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Blackened metal cannons on wooden carriages.
- Authentic extensive rigging system comprised of many
different sizes of rope and features numerous blocks and
deadeyes
- Full length masts and bowsprit per construction plans (We
do not cut
them short for the convenience of packing and low cost
shipping.)
44" long x 37" tall x 16" wide.
Sale, only
one left $5,930
Shipping and insurance in the contiguous US included.
Other places: $600 flat rate.
This model is in
stock and will be shipped within five business days.
Learn more about
the
Sovereign of the Seas tall ship:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Sovereign_of_the_Seas
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