Sovereign of the Seas

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The Sovereign of the Seas was launched in Woolwich in October 1637 under King Charles I of England as the world’s first 100-gun warship. The largest and heaviest ship in history up to that time was also the first ship with three continuous decks. It was designed by shipbuilder Phineas Pett, who had already built the Prince Royal, the largest ship up to that time with 55 cannons, for James I of England in 1610.

Charles I had to introduce a new, unpopular ship tax to finance the new ship. During conversion work in 1697, a fire broke out that completely destroyed the Sovereign. Parts of the remains were later used to build the “Royal Sovereign”.

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