Galion model

Purchase price 2500€. The sovereign of the seas was the most powerful ship of the royal navy and took part in many battles in the three naval wars between england and the netherlands in the seventeenth century. Symbol of the british crown, it was distinguished by the beauty and richness of its decorations. Launched in 1637, during the reign of king charles i, it cost so much that the power of the time had raised to finance it a special tax, the ship money, equivalent to more than 10 million euros today. She sailed until 1696. His career ended in the english port of chatam, where he was completely destroyed by fire. Legend has it that a distracted cook left the edge leaving a lit candle... Overall length 95 cm, hull length 84 cm, width 25 cm, height 82 cm. Weight approx. 10 kg.

Ref. : 487Y52DQ