Sovereign of the Seas, 1637: A Reconstruction of the Most Powerful Warship of Its Day

by John McKay

Sovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King's decree to the unheard-of figure of one hundred guns, the ship finally cost the equivalent of ten more conventional warships. In this book, John McKay sets out to analyze the data and reconstruct the design and appearance of the ship in a degree of detail...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526766299
• ISBN13: 9781526766298
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.0" x 11.6"