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The "Sovereign of the sea", a masterpiece which can be considered at least
150 years ahead of its time with the length of 127 feet and width of 48 feet.
It's the ship which Charles I wanted in the year 1634. Three years later it
was launched and its ornaments which represent imaginary portraits and many
heraldic coat-of-arms were so splendid that the Dutch called it the "Golden
Devil". The end of the "Sovereign of the sea" was not due to war action. It
caught fire as a result of an overturned candle in 1696 on the Medway River.
The "Sovereign of the sea" was certainly the most perfect and extraordinary
model ever built by a man.
Un nom, un grand ouvrage, le "Souverain des Mer" est un vaissaeu d'au moins
150 ans avant son temps avec une longueur de 127 pieds et largeur de 48 pieds.
C'est le navire que Charles I, roi d'Angleterre voulut en 1637 avec tant d'ornements
dore et des portraits imaginaires' de symbols heraldiques. Les Hollandais
l'appele le "Diable D'or". Ouvrage de l'architecture navale, le "SOUVERAIN
DES MER" est sans doute le navire le plus beau et plus important qui ait sillone
les mers.