2-637-075 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Sovereign of the Seas', c1637. 'Sovereign of the Seas' was ordered in August 1634 under the direct orders of Charles I of England (1600-1649). Built at Woolwich, the ship served in the British Navy until 1697 when she was destroyed by fire at Chatham. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]