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Charles II's magnificent flagship was a 100 gun 3-decked line of battleship. Built in Chatham, England, and launched in 1682, the Britannia was the biggest ship of Charles II’s 30-ship program. She was originally designed by Sir Phineas Pett with a beam in excess of its specifications by 16” in order to balance a heightened main battery. The Admiralty rejected the increased beam width, although they kept the heightened battery. As a result, it was not until her commissioning several years later, when, loaded with weaponry, it was discovered that she was too top heavy to fight. She was withdrawn from service and returned after being fitted with a girdle of fir that increased her beam width from 47’ 4” to 48’ 8”. Sixteen inches.
When she did return to service, in 1692, it was as Lord Russell’s flagship, where she engaged in direct combat with the French prized flagship Soleil-Royal, serving under Conte de Tourville. The French were forced to retire, but Tourville was reluctant to abandon his shattered flagship, a decision that slowed down the entire French Fleet. Ultimately the French Fleet divided, half of them striking for the Race of Alderney. The remaining ships in the fleet, under heavy pursuit from the British, were forced ashore where they were destroyed and burnt, including the Soleil-Royal. Not only was the battle a victory for the British, it marked a pivotal point for the French, who would now witness their sea power steadily, slowly, and utterly decline well into the following century.

And so it was, that the Britannia, although only seeing action once, would serendipitously land a role that would establish her placement among the Navy’s most famous warships. She remained in service until 1715, when she was broken up and her serviceable timbers used to construct a new Britannia, launched in 1719 and surviving until 1749.

Offset lithograph, signed $60.00. Shipping this item is free within the continental United States. Personal wording or date can be added at the time of signing with no additional cost. This item will be discontinued once it is depleted and replaced by the paper giclée image below.

Art Paper Giclée:
Paper Size 17" x 25"
Image Size 15"x 22.5" : $130.00 US

Art Paper Educational Giclée
(contains brief a history of the ship):
Paper Size 18" x 24"
Image Size 14"x 21" : $130.00 US

Canvas Giclée:
20"x 30" Production not to exceed 500
$350.00 US

Art Paper Giclée:
Image Size 20.5"x 31" Production not to exceed 50
Special Order; please contact us for pricing

Canvas Giclée:
24"x 36" Production limited to 50
Special Order; please contact us for pricing

For this painting our small size image on paper is a print-on-demand open edition; the larger giclées are limited in number as described above. These digital reproductions are crafted at the time of the order and this art print will not be made available in a mass-production format.

Our giclée art prints come signed by the artist, numbered, and documented. The artist's stamped Certificate of Authenticy accompanies each print. Our giclée prints are individually hand printed using durable acid-free art paper (exceeding density of 250 gsm), museum quality canvas and UV-stable inks.