Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship Good Things to Know Prompts: meaningful questions arising from

Prompts: meaningful questions arising from her story

"--Jean Shinoda Bolen

glasses of wine with strangers and moments of transcendence

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Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship Good Things to Know Prompts: meaningful questions arising fromThe Ultimate Warship Her keel measured 126 feet, and she stretched to 160 feet overall. Her 46. 5 foot beam sacrificed speed for the sake of stability, and the 19 feet of water she drew denied her access to smaller ports. Some saw her enormous size and ungainly proportions as serious drawbacks, but the 102 heavy bronze cannon that bristled from her flanks guaranteed that this black hulled, ornately decorated monster would live up to her name: