HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE.
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There were two points which led to the dispute, and contributed, when com-menced, to encourage it. The respective consequence, as it was called, ofeach country, was the first. The pride and the avarice of Holland were rousedto preserve the United Provinces from degradation ; and the utmost efforts be-came also necessary on the part of him who had assumed the government ofBritain, to raise his subjects, as the only means of maintaining his own conse-quence, to at least an equal political rank with the Hollanders themselves. Allthe maritime force the parliament could collect exceeded not fourteen ships oftwo decks, including several mounting not more than forty guns ; but so strenuousand energetic were the first usurpers, that within the space of less than three yearsafter the death of the king, according to the annexed list*, the navy consisted
of
* A List of all Ships, Frigates, and other Vessels, belonging to the States.Navy,the 1st of March 1651 , as followeth :—viz.
Rate.
Names of
Ships.
Length bythe Keel.
Breadth.
Depth.
Tuns.
Men.
Guns.
I.
Sovereign
127
0
46
6
19
4
1141
600
100
Resolution
115
0
43
0
18
0
976
500
85
Tryumph
110
0
36
6
14
6
585
300
60
II.
George
110
0
36
5
14
10
594
280
52
Andrew
110
0
36
5
14
8
587
280
52
James
110
0
36
10
16
2
65 4
280
52
Vanguard
. 112
0
36
4
13
10
563
260
54
Rainbow
112
0
36
3
13
6
548
260
54
Victory
106
0
33
0
15
0
541
260
52
Paragon
106
0
35
9
15
8
593
260
52
Unicom
107
0
35
8
15
1
575
260
50
Fairfax
116
0
34
9
17
745
260
52
Speaker
106
0
34
4
16
4
691
260
52
Swiftsure
106
0
36
0
14
8
559
260
46
New
frigate built by Com. Petty.
III.
Guardland*
96
0
32
0
13
10
424
180
40
•
Entrance
96
0
32
2
13
l
403
180
40
Lyon
95
0
33
0
15
0
470
180
40
Leopard *
98
0
33
0
12
4
387
‘ 180
40
Bonadventure *
96
0
32
5
13
5
479
180
40
Worcester
112
0
32
8
16
4
661
180
46
Laurell
103
0
30
1
15
0
489
180
46
New frigate built by Mr.
Christopher Petty.
•
IV
Tyger