Building a Navy Board Model of HMS Sussex 1693 brings this wonderful ship to life
“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
: 118 ruled line pages (59 sheets)
From her early days as a hardworking freight carrier to her final years as a beloved but aging relic
Many pictures of ship models and maritime art are used to illustrate the text
Warships for the King: Ann Wyatt (1658-1757) Her Life and Her Ships by Tobias Philbin and Richard Endsor Travel Building a Navy Board ModelFrom 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