Launched in 1637 under the reign of Charles I Stuart, the Sovereign of the Seas (Sovereign of the Seas or SOS) is one of the largest vessels of its time: length from bow to stern railing 71m, 23m height keel. The importance of ship building costs has necessitated the creation of a special tax, the Ship money, which would have helped trigger the English Civil War. ABOUT THE DESIGN: All models can be made to the size and / or color of your choice, to order. Finish Hull: Hull painted in the original colors OR painted without paint Dimensions (Length): 75cm BOAT TYPE: Line Ship LAUNCHING YEAR: 1637 CONSTRUCTION COUNTRY: United Kingdom CONSTRUCTION: Peter Pett, Woolwich Dockyard ARCHITECT: Phineas Pett BACKGROUND: The Sovereign of the Seas shines with an unprecedented amount of sculptures, ornaments and golden brass reliefs from bow to stern designed by the best artists of the time (van Dyck among others). It cost more than 65 000 pounds sterling to the Crown and is nothing less than the expression of the sovereign will Stuart who loved ships and the beauty that emanated. His solid gold print - added to the "Ship Money" aroused great dissatisfaction on the part of the English. Nicknamed the "Golden Devil" in the chronicles of the time, the ship took part in many battles in the three naval wars that opposed the British to the Dutch in the second half of the seventeenth century. AND TODAY ? In January 1696, while the Admiralty was considering its demolition, the ship was destroyed by fire in the port of Chatham. It is said that a cook had forgotten to extinguish a candle before leaving the ship. The candle would have fallen and the fire would eventually communicate to the entire building. Delivery by post
