bluenose2 Posted November 5, 2016 Share #1 Posted November 5, 2016 Hello Les here. I have seen pictures of the hammocks stored on the rails above deck. Would this be a typical stowage? Seems to me that under sail these would get wet. Would they have been hanged up for airing or just stowed below decks? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbshan Posted November 5, 2016 Share #2 Posted November 5, 2016 The hammocks would be covered in the hammock nettings by a canvas trough with a 'lid' on top that could be lashed down. bluenose2 and mtaylor 2 Quote Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose2 Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted November 5, 2016 (edited) Hello Les here. How would they have been secured to the railing? Edited November 5, 2016 by bluenose2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPEXEC Posted November 5, 2016 Share #4 Posted November 5, 2016 There's nets attached to the hammock rails. The hammocks are rolled and shoved in from the top. They can also be covered. They are always "piped up" before combat so the hammocks can act as a shrapnel barrier. bluenose2 and Fright 2 Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadeusz43 Posted November 5, 2016 Share #5 Posted November 5, 2016 Hi, Hammock storage racks on various ships HMS Victory HMS Warrior HMS Gannet Jylland Tadeusz jbshan, bluenose2, Fright and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose2 Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted November 5, 2016 Hello Tadeusz. Les here. Thnx for the photos. Tadeusz43 and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose2 Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted November 7, 2016 Hello Tadeusz. Les here. Question. Would all ships of the 1700's have had hammock netting? I don't see this on any ship building plans I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadeusz43 Posted November 7, 2016 Share #8 Posted November 7, 2016 Hi B2, HMS Victory was constructed in 1700 ( launched in 1765 ). Tadeusz mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worldway Posted January 25, 2017 Share #9 Posted January 25, 2017 Where would they have assembled the hammocks for sleep? mtaylor 1 Quote Derek If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea Antoine de Saint Exupery Current Builds Bluenose - Model Shipways - 1:64 Scale Fair American - Model Shipways - 1:48 Scale HMS Winchelsea 1764 - Group Build On Deck Guns of History Naval Smoothbore Deck Gun - 1:24 Scale Finished Builds Mare Nostrum - Artesania Latina - 1:35 Scale Guns of History Carronade - Model Shipways - 1:24 Scale Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbshan Posted January 26, 2017 Share #10 Posted January 26, 2017 Hi, Derek. The crew was divided into two watches, port and starboard. One half was always 'on deck', the other half 'below'. For berthing purposes, they were split into pairs with one from each watch. That pair's hammocks were slung next to each other and were stowed in the nettings together. At the appropriate time, the off watch partner would go to the nettings and take his and his partner's hammocks below, hanging each from the hooks, battens, whatever. He unrolled his and left his partner's lashed up into a tube. When the watch changed, the one who had been on deck unlashed his hammock and slept, while the one who had been below went on deck for his watch. There were thus only half the hammocks being used at any one time. There is additional info in 'Most Fortunate Ship', about USF Constitution by Cmdr. Ty Martin, including fire watches, sentries, meals, etc. Richard Griffith, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Joel Sanborn http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9953-lexington-by-jbshan-dlumberyard-164-from-the-seaways-practicum-by-clay-feldman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratepete007 Posted January 26, 2017 Share #11 Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) Out of interest and adding to jbshan's comments, the following diagram shows the hammock layout with colour coding on the lower deck of 'Bedford' (1775), a 70 gun Third Rate, two decker. It is thought that the hammocks indicated in blue represent the sailors; those in red, the marines.[the diagram and text comes from the Picture Library of the Royal Museums Greenwich and is subject to copyright]. Edited January 26, 2017 by piratepete007 bluenose2, Canute, John Allen and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted January 26, 2017 Share #12 Posted January 26, 2017 Marines were usually quartered aft. Petty officers were allowed a bit more elbow room. mtaylor, bluenose2, PeteB and 1 other 4 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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