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Naval Sailing Ship Model - HMS Sovereign of the Seas
Reg. No: HT 17108
- Summary:
- Minature model of a three-masted three-decked British naval ship of the mid 17th-century, HMS Sovereign of the Seas, launched at Woolwich in 1637. Sovereign of the Seas was designed by Phineas Pett by order of King Charles I as the first warship to carry 100 guns although it was modified after launch to carry oanly 90 guns. The ship was unwieldy and was later re-named Royal Sovereign. The ship took part in three major actions, first against the Dutch and then against the French fleet. In 1697 the ship was destroyed in a fire while laid up at Chatham.
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 115 mm (Height), 42 mm (Width), 145 mm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | Depth of hull from waterline only. |
More information
| Tagged with: | naval vessels, sailing vessels, shipping, warships, water transport |
| Themes this item is part of: | Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | WATER TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Wind Power - Sailing Vessels |
| Tertiary Classification: | model naval vessels - british |
| References: | See Björn Landström, The Ship - A Survey of the History of the Ship from Primitive Raft to the Nuclear-Powered Submarine with Reconstructions in Words and Pictures, Allen & Unwin, 1961. Translated from Skeppet by Michael Phillips. |
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