Building a Navy Board Model of HMS Sussex 1693 brings this wonderful ship to life
and the research behind historically accurate miniatures
This book is part one of a two-part series
Many pictures of ship models and maritime art are used to illustrate the text
From her early days as a hardworking freight carrier to her final years as a beloved but aging relic
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