Endsor, Richard The Warship Tyger. The Master Shipwright's Secrets. How Charles II built the Restoration Navy

A magnificent illustrated history of HMS "Tyger", a fourth-rate ship of the Navy of Charles II. Inspired by the recent discovery of mathematically calculated digital plans for a fourth-rate ship, written by the Deptford master shipwright, John Shish, "The Warship Tyger" is an illustrated history of the HMS "Tyger", one of the smaller warships of the Restoration period. "Tyger" was originally built in the middle of the 17th century and served in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. It was sent to Deptford for rebuilding at the end of the wars in 1674, but the ship was left to deteriorate over the next few years and ended up as a sunken wreck at the bottom of the great double dock. Eventually, the yard officers at Deptford wrote that there was - no such thing as the "Tyger" - and wanted to pay off the last warrant officers belonging to her. However, King Charles II. decided otherwise and kept her on the books to eventually reappear as a "rebuilt" but in fact, entirely new ship in 1681. This book is replete with beautiful and detailed illustrations of the construction of the "Tyger" and explores both its complicated history and its complex rebuilding, complete with deck plans, internal sections, and large scale external shaded drawings. The title also explores associated ships including another fourth-rate ship, the "Mordaunt", which was purchased into the navy and had a dimensional survey made of her at the time by John Shish. A rare contemporary section drawing of another fourth-rate English ship and constructional drawings of Shish's later fourth-rate ship, "St. Albans" are also included.

This book contains a variety of beautiful and detailed illustrations of the Tyger's construction and deals with both her intricate history and her complex conversion, including deck plans, illustrations of the ship's interior and large-scale, shaded drawings of the Tyger's exterior. The title also looks at related ships, including another fourth class vessel, H.M.S. "Mordaunt", which was purchased and dimensionally surveyed for the Navy by contemporary shipbuilder John Shish. A rare contemporary section drawing of another English Class 4 ship and construction drawings of Shish's later fourth-class ship, the H.M.S. "St Albans", are also included