"Ståle Sannerud" wrote

The overall expense was roughly: Hull 50%,
artillery (guns and carriages) 25%, sails and rigging 25%.

Something often commented on in the shot-and-sail genre of fiction (O'Brian,
Forester, etc) is the cost of giving a man of war a pretty colour scheme,
usually out of the officers' pocket. Apparently this was a smart career
move, as scruffy ships didn't impress admirals. Does your source give any
details on at what cost and intervals ships were painted with gold leaf,
etc?

snipped great post