Ships Through the Ages: Dreadnought, "The Sovereign of the Seas," Ketch, Drake's ship, "Golden Hilden"

King, Frederic Leonard, 1879-1947 · 1934–1935

Dreadnought The Sovereign of the Seas: Built in 1637 by Charles I, the dreadnought Sovereign was most likely a contemporary of the Great Harry, which was 120 years older. / Ketch: The ketch was a 17th-century fore-and-aft rigged vessel with main mast and small mizzen set forward of the rudder post. Square sails were used. / Drake's Ship Golden Hind: When English explorer Sir Francis Drake started out upon his renowned voyage around the world in the year 1577, all he had was a vessel not larger than the Santa Maria, which was nearly a century old. The new ship, the Golden Hind, was a hundred-ton, three-masted vessel with a small crew.