HMS THE ROYAL
JAMES
By: Katherine Rioux
THE SHIP:
Sir Anthony Dean
Harwich Dockyard
Samuel Pepys
HISTORICAL
CONTEXT
HMS Royal
James:
◦ It was launched on the 31st of March in
1671 in Portsmouth Dockyard
◦ First rate ship, designed to be in the front
of the line
◦ Actual ship was 45 feet long, but the
model was around 4-5 feet long.
One of the
first ships that
included iron
in its frame
instead of just
bolts and nails
Rupertino
cannon
Details:
◦ Ropes
◦ Chrome detailing
◦ The intricacy of the hull
HOW DOES THIS
RELATE TO GOD?
QUESTIONS?