Probably the Defense Ministry official that ordered the specs.
It was a very pretty ship — but designed in such a way that it was doomed to founder.
They forgot to ballast the ship properly before launching...............
“It was a very pretty ship — but designed in such a way that it was doomed to founder.”
Yup. She was top-heavy and unstable in any kind of wind (fatal for a sail-fitted vessel).
I was told that a new King wanted an additional layer of guns added to the top.
That changed the balance from the original.
And they had all the gun ports open, to show off, when the ship keeled letting in water.