DavidMil Posted July 20, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 20, 2018 I've looked through all my books and my collection of old Model Shipbuilder magazines but I have never seen any information about details of the Captains' Cabin for ships of war built during the late 1700's. I'm curious how the furniture was broken down and stored when clearing for action. I know that some captains had their possessions placed in a gig and dropped behind the ship, but I'm looking for furniture locations and how it was broke down and removed. Books or articles with pictures would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for any suggestions anyone may offer, DavidMil EricWilliamMarshall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 21, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 21, 2018 I don't think there was a standard way as such. The bulkheads (panels) separating the captain's quarters from the main area one some ships were hinged and swung up the upper deck beams. Others were removed and sent below. Furniture would have been broken down if that's the way it was made or left intact and sent down. I don't know how common the practice of putting the goods into the ship's boats was and it would seem that would be asking for trouble. lmagna, EricWilliamMarshall, Captain Poison and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dziadeczek Posted July 22, 2018 Share #3 Posted July 22, 2018 J. Boudriot in his "74 gun ship" details the cabins there, including the captain's cabin. Drawings and descriptions are given. lmagna, EricWilliamMarshall and Captain Poison 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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