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The King Changed His Vision for a Gunship
At first the ship was to be 108 feet long with 32 cannons on deck. But no sooner had Heinrich's team made the necessary adjustments and the target shifted again. Instead of 32 cannons in a single row he asked for 36 cannons in two rows plus another 12 cannons, 48 mortars and 10 other smaller caliber weapons. He even asked for some 700 ornate sculptures which would take a team of expert sculptors more than two years to complete. The stress of the news is said to have given Heinrich a fatal heart attack.
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