The ship complicates the boundary between razee and rebuild because even after being cut down she still carried about one hundred guns. The Dutch singled out the 'Golden Devil' for a special reward, and during the Battle of the Kentish Knock the grounded ship became an objective fought over by both fleets. Rebuilt as a 100-gun first rate in 1660, she served until an unattended candle caused her destruction in 1697.
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Sovereign of the Seas and the meaning of a long service life
Sovereign of the Seas illustrates how cutting down, rebuilding, and repeated refitting could keep a major wooden warship relevant for sixty years.