and naval context of seventeenth-century England
Herbert Tomesen has built models of each of these ships
This book is part one of a two-part series
There are a large number drawings and diagrams as well
“The Millionaire Colonel” who fought on the Western Front in World War I even though he was one of the wealthiest men in America and could easily have shirked his duty
Warships for the King: Ann Wyatt (1658-1757) Her Life and Her Ships by Tobias Philbin and Richard Endsor Travel and naval context of seventeenth-centuryFrom 1691 to 1698, seven major warships were built in the yards run by Ann Wyatt and her husband, and after his death by Ann alone. The ships were: Devonshire (80) 1692, Winchester (60) 1693, Lancaster (80) 1694, Winchelsey (32) 1694,Cumberland (80) 1695, Seaford (24) 1695, Salisbury (48) 1698. These ships were part of the Twenty seven Ship Program of William III built to protect England from the French. Tobias Philbin has documented the story of this