Show shipbuilding 0 stepped up some since early mr henry kaisers keisers Kai sers achievements in ship production make an interesting contrast with the building of british warships a century ago A 74 gun ship named boscawen was laid down at woolwich dockyard in 1811 but not launched until 1844 the 50 gun worcester was started at deptford depthford Dept ford in 1816 reached the christening period in 1831 but remained on the ways until 1843 two ships named royal sovereign were also in the slow mo tion class the first began at portsmouth in 1833 and had her name altered to royal frederick six years later another 20 years went by with very little work done before she was renamed again this time frederick william finally as a screw ship she took the water in 1860 the other royal sovereign was started in the same dockyard in 1844 three years later the admiralty decided to cancel the work altogether but they soon changed their minds and 1857 saw the ship afloat at last A 20 gun ship named valorous was in hand at pembroke dockyard for nearly 40 years before she was redesigned designed re as d a paddle frigate and launched in 1851 |