But the King overcame the objections with the help of John Pennington and from May 1635 she was built by Peter Pett (later a Commissioner of the Navy), under the guidance of his father Phineas, the king’s master shipwright, and was launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 13 October 1637. As the second three-decked first-rate (the first three-decker being the Prince Royal of 1610), she was the predecessor of Nelson’s Victory, although the Revenge, built in 1577 by Mathew Baker, was the inspiration for her, providing the innovation of a single deck devoted entirely to broadside guns. She was the most extravagantly decorated warship in the Royal Navy, completely adorned from stern to bow with gilded carvings against a black background, made by John Christmas and Mathias Christmas after a design by Anthony van Dyck. The cannon were made by John Browne. The item “Sovereign of the Seas Mantua Sergal model ship kit” is in sale since Monday, May 15, 2017. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats, Ships\Wooden”. The seller is “thecollectorsonlinemarket” and is located in SouthTown,GA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year: 1987
- Brand: Mantua
- MPN: Does Not Apply