The royal navy - a history from the earliest times to the present (1897) (14765977835)

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Title: The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Clowes, W. Laird (William Laird), Sir, 1856-1905 Markham, Clements R. (Clements Robert), Sir, 1830-1916 Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914 Wilson, Herbert Wrigley, 1866-1940 Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Laughton, L. G. Carr (Leonard George Carr), 1871-
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy
Publisher: London : S. Low, Marston and company, limited
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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done. Pett hated Waymouth,and Baker despised the Pett family, while Bright was particularlyjealous of Phineas. But Pett had powerful protectors in the LordHigh Admiral and Sir Kobert Mansell; and after there had beennot only inquiry and further inquiry, but also a special scrutiny bythe King and Prince Henry, Phineas Pett emerged triumphant.An attempt to launch the ship w^as made on September 24th, 1610,but it failed, owing to the dockhead being too narrow^ to allowher to pass. She was, however, successfully launched a littlelater.* Pett, on this occasion, owed more to his protectors than tothe merits of his work, for the Boyal Prince, though a strikingobject in the water, was both ill-designed and ill-built. As early as1621, it was reported to Buckingham^ that although she had cost ^ Duros Armada Espaiiola, 121. ^ Harl. MSS. 2301: Nomenclator Kavalis (Manwayiiugs Dictionary ). ^ Often called Prince Royal, or simply Prince. * Oppenlieim, Admin, of Royal Navv, 204. ^ Coke MSS. i. 114.
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1610.) THE ROYAL PBINCE. 6 £20,000, a further £6000 would be needed to make her fit for service,she being built of decaying timber and of green unseasoned stuff.At that time she had, nevertheless, been tried by no hard work.^ The Boyal Prince has often been described as the first three-decker of the Eoyal Navy; but, in the modern sense, she was nota three, but a two-decker. She had, that is to say, two completecovered batteries, and an armed upper deck. Stow says of her: This year the King builded a most goodly ship for warre, the keelwhereof was 114 feet in length, and the crossbeam was 44 feet inlength ; she will carry 64 ^ pieces of ordnance, and is of the burthenof 1400 tons. This royal ship is double built, and is mostsumptuously adorned, within and without, with all manner ofcurious carving, painting, and rich gilding. Writing in 1801,Charnock^ says, with some degree of truth: The vessel inquestion as most worthy of remark, as it may be considered theparent of the identical cl