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Ame

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  1. The Spanish and French also continued to use massive galley corps to 1748; which is why I am wondering if during the 18th and 17th century they were a real military asset or just a hell on earth prison system built by Europe's monarchs.
  2. What is the recommended clay size for getting details like gun ports, cannon, rigging, and masts correct? So far the keel seems if anything easier with clay; and the look of wood isn't that hard; but has anyone done a clay model before who has a recommendation for scale to be used to get the most accurate mast, rigging, mast height, and keel to deck height possible?
  3. Reading about the history of the galley one thing I wonder is; when exactly was the galley obsolete as a fighting vessel? By galley I mean all oared warships; so it includes the precious archipelago frigates Sweden and Russia used in the Baltic Sea against each other to the end of the 18th century. At what point did they become so hopelessly useless as a military vessel that the ability to go against weather, possible speed and some advantage in pursuing civilian vessels in the Mediterranean, Black, and Baltic sea no longer justify keeping them as an effective force in anything but name? Obviously 1748 is a good date to start for an answer; but could a galley have been considered useful as anything besides a hellish prison prior to that? If not what was the real (as opposed to official) date when they became obsolete before that, I just have a problem imagining ships that a medieval sailor would recognize weren't obsolete before 1748, and wondering if someone with more knowledge of Mediterranean Naval History then me could say when the real date of they became obsolete as a weapon of war to the point of no longer being used/seeing action was, or if I'm wrong tell me how they could have remained useful for war in 1735.
  4. Thank you robbl, I now consider this place a miracle now that I have finally found it (I have been searching the internet for just that height for literally a month). May I ask about the height, and other measurements I have failed to find from the Potomac Flotilla here or should I create a new thread (If I'm allowed to create a new thread already)? Once again thank you.
  5. I apologize if this has already been asked and answered in this thread but I am a recently made ship enthusiast interested in also making a scale model of HMS Euryalus and the other ships that sailed the Potomac in the War of 1812. However I have not been able to find the height of any of the ships involved and have definitely not been able to find the height of HMS Euryalus. Would anyone mind telling me?
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