Why were British ships not of the same quality as French and Spanish ships until the latter part of the 18th century? – history.stackexchange.com

In Patrick O'Brian's 'Men-of-War', it says (apparently referring to around the time the Victory was built [1759-65]), ...most of the British ships were not nearly so well built as the French or the ...

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