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Rigging Period Ship Models...By Robin Buckland ...a new book from Seaforth Publishing Title: Rigging Period Ship Models Author: Lennarth Petersson Publisher: Seaforth Publishing ISBN: 978-1-84832-102-1 ... a Step-by-step Guide to the Intricacies of Square-Rig This new hardback book from Lennarth Petersson and Seaforth Publishing is something I'd consider a bit different, but quite fascinating. If you are a modeller who would like to have a go at rigging a period sail warship, then this is one for you. I have to say I never have, and that is especially because they need the rigging to look anything like 'right' and I have never known enough about it to feel any confidence in trying. This could easily change that, and would be a book of interest to not only modellers but also to both the companies and individuals who might want to make or restore the rigging on a real ship, or even those fans of the Hornblower, O'Brien and Kent novels which are all focussed around this classic period of sail. The book is not text explanations, is is some beautifully done diagrams showing each and every eleement of the rigging. The fore, main and mizzen masts are all covered, along with the Jib and every other stay, yard and sail you can think of. It has been based on his study of a model of the 36 gun frigate Melampus, donated to a Bristol Museum in 1884, and one made by the builders of the actual shop at the time it was launched, back in 1785. As a result, it is considered to be a faithful representation of the actual vessel. For me, when looking at a ship like this, the mass and compexity of the rigging makes it difficult to think where to start or understand what it all does. The pages in this book break it down, section by section, with clear drawings showing how each and every element looks. If you follow this, you will end up with that complex whole. For anyone wanting to know more about the complexities of rigging on a warship of the 17/18 hundreds, then this will be well worth you looking for. Thanks to Seaforth Publishing for the opportunity to have a look at this new book.

Jerry - she looks great, i have so much catching up to do, i never realized how far i dropped back in such a short period of time - well done

3rd February 1735 Dutch frigates Anna Catharina, Cptn. Jacon de Prinseran,and 't Vliegent Hart ran aground on the sandbanks around Duerloo Channel. 1762 HMS Raisonable (64) lost of Martinique. 1781 St. Eustatia taken by Admiral Sir George Brydges Rodney. 1798 HMS Speedy (14), Hugh Downman, engaged Papillon (14) off Vigo 1799 Commencement of bombardment of Alexandria by HMS Bulldog bomb (16) and HMS Perseus bomb, James Oswald 1801 US Senate approves peace treaty with France ending undeclared Quasi War that began 1798 1805 HMS Arrow (28), Richard Budd Vincent, and HMS Acheron bomb (8), Cdr. Arthur Farquhar, escorting a convoy of 32 ships taken by French frigates Hortense (40) and Incorruptible (38) off Cape Caxine on the Algerian coast. Arrow sank and Acheron was burnt as a result of their damage but only 3 of the convoy were taken. 1810 HMS Valiant (74), Cptn. John Bligh, captured Confiance (14) off Belleisle. 1814 HMS Majestic (54), Cptn. John Hayes, took Terpsichore (44).

sorry i have just found your log, i have been slightly distracted for the last couple of months, and missed lots of things and logs, I have put mine to one side for a while - whilst i get back on with the Victory, which in reality is my favourite, you have really done a lot of work on her, did you quess where the waterline goes,as it is not quite as easy to work out as i thought it would be, any way i will continue to follow

been a slow build weekend as i get back into the build, managed to make the upper deck gratings - still to make the coamings to support them - also - i had forgoten just how wide she will be with the 11"stud booms in lace total width 28"

2nd February 1712 George Anson entered the navy as a volunteer on board HMS Ruby (54) 1799 HMS Nautilus (16) wrecked off Filey Bay 1800 USS Constellation, (38) Cptn. Thomas Truxtun, defeats la Vengeance (54), Cptn. Pitot 1801 HMS Legère Sloop (24), Cdr. Cornelius Quinton, sprang a leak and had to be run ashore to save the lives of the crew in Jamba Bay, east of Carthagena, S. America. 1812 HMS Southampton (32), Sir James Yeo, captured Haytian privateer Amethyst (44) 1813 Boats of HMS Kingfisher (18) took 6 vessels at Corfu. 1839 Capture of Kurrachee by HMS Wellesley (74), HMS Algerine (10), Lt. William Sidney Thomas, and troops. 1862 USS Hartford, Cptn. David G. Farragut, departs Hampton Roads for Mississippi River campaign

Lovely work Andy

stunning

thank you

good afternoon my friend can any of the ageing effects you have used, be transferred over to wood, as part of my Victory diorama, i don't want her looking pristine, but looking like she has had to work for her living, but not so much battle damage, just heavy used

taken from on this day 30th January 1790 - Mr Greathead, the inventor of the first Lifeboat, carries out 1st test at sea. Henry Greathead From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Henry Francis Greathead Born January 27, 1757 Richmond, North Yorkshire Died 1818 Nationality British Occupation Boat builder Known for Lifeboat designHenry Francis Greathead (1757–1818) was a pioneering rescue lifeboat builder from South Shields.[1][2] Although Lionel Lukin had patented a lifeboat in 1785,[3] Greathead successfully petitioned parliament in 1802 with the claim that he had invented a lifeboat in 1790, and he was awarded £1,200 for his trouble.[4] Although his claims have been contested,[5] he did build 31 boats, which saved very many lives, and succeeded in making the concept of a shore-based rescue lifeboat widely accepted. Early life[edit]He was born on 27 January 1757 in Richmond, North Yorkshire, but the family moved to South Shields in 1763. His father was well off, having been in public service for 46 years, as an officer of salt duties and later as supervisor and comptroller of the district. Henry received the best education available in the area, then served an apprenticeship in boat building. In 1778 he took a position as a ship's carpenter. The next year he was shipwrecked near Calais and on his return to England narrowly avoided being press-ganged into naval service. During a voyage to the Grenadas his ship was taken by American privateers, and was then sent to New York where he was impressed aboard a British sloop. He remained in service till the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783.[6][7] He returned to South Shields where he set up his own boat building business in 1785, and married in the following year. He had six children, though all but two of them died at a young age.[6] Lifeboat design[edit]In 1789 a ship was stranded on a sandbank and the crew could not be rescued because of storm conditions. A committee was formed to build a boat capable of effecting a rescue in such conditions. Two models were submitted. One, modelled in tin by William Wouldhave, was to be built of copper, made buoyant by the use of cork, and was incapable of being capsized. The committee however disapproved of the idea of a copper boat, but Wouldhave was awarded one guinea for his trouble. Greathead also made a submission, built of wood, but which floated bottom up when upset. He was however rewarded by being employed to build a boat as directed by the committee. Sometime after, two members of the committee presented a model which Greathead was instructed to build. At his suggestion it was agreed that a curved keel should be used.[5] They decided that something akin to a Norway Yawl should be built.[2] The lifeboat constructed had a curved keel and rose more fore and aft than a Norway Yawl. When full of water amidships, one third at each end would be out of water, and it could continue underway without foundering. It could be rowed in either direction and was steered by an oar rather than a rudder.[8] It was rowed with ten short oars, these being more manageable in heavy seas than a full-length oar. The boat was thirty feet long and ten feet broad. The sides were cased with cork, four inches thick, weighing nearly 7 hundredweight and secured with copper plates. It added considerably to the buoyancy of the boat, helping it recover quickly from any upset. The curvature of the keel made her very easy to steer about her centre.[9] She was able to carry twenty people, and went out on her first trial on 30 January 1790.[6] Recognition[edit]It took some years before this lifeboat become well known to the public, and it was not until 1798 that Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, purchased a lifeboat for North Shields, and then another for Oporto in 1800.[1][6] In 1802 Greathead's work was "deemed a fit subject for national munificence" and a petition was submitted to the House of Commons. A committee ascertained the utility of the lifeboat, the originality of the invention, and the remuneration that he had already received. They interviewed numerous witnesses and after some debate the House unanimously granted him £1,200. Trinity House awarded 100 guineas, as did Lloyd's of London. The Society for the Encouragement of the Arts and Sciences gave him 50 guineas and a gold medallion.[6] Greathead never took out a patent on his invention, and was always willing to share his plans with others for the public good.[7] By 1806 his lifeboats were in use at Whitby, North Shields, South Shields, Exmouth, Penzance, Plymouth, Newhaven, Ramsgate, Dover, Liverpool, Lowestoft, St Andrews, Montrose, Aberdeen, Ayr, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Russia.[6] In 1811 the list included Guernsey, Arbroath, Pillau, Cronstadt, Rye, Whitehaven, Stettin, Riga, Danzig, Cromer, Leith, Bridlington, Charleston, Fraserburgh, Gothenburg, San Lucar, Dunbar, Blyth, Spurn and Heligoland. The Admiralty had also purchased five smaller craft.[4] In total, Henry Greathead built 31 lifeboats. His eleventh boat, the Zetland built in 1802, saw 78 years of service in Redcar and saved over 500 lives with the loss of only one crew member. She normally had a crew of 13, but up to 20 could be needed in rough weather. Her cork fenders were replaced at some point by internal buoyancy tanks. This boat is the only one of Greathead's to survive, and is preserved at the RNLI Zetland Museum.[10][11][12] Criticisms[edit]Greathead's claims to have invented the rescue lifeboat and his contributions to its design were contested. Several letters appeared in newspapers and periodicals denying his right to the honour and awards lavished upon him. It has been suggested that his only claim to the invention was the use of a curved keel. A Mr. Hailes, mathematician familiar with marine architecture, supported Wouldhave's claim to the invention, and believed that the curved keel was an error. However, Wouldhave's claims were hampered by his poverty and violent language.[5]

1st February 1793 France declared war on Britain and Holland starting Revolutionary War. Adam Duncan promoted to Vice Admiral. 1807 HMS Lark (16), Cptn. Robert Nicholas, and boats at Zispata Bay. Silenced a battery and engaged a convoy with 3 small escorts. 1 enemy was taken but 2 earlier prizes ran aground and were burnt.

31st January 1748 HMS Nottingham (60), Cptn. Harland, and HMS Portland (50), Cptn. Charles Stevens, took Magnanime (74) off Ushant. 1779 HMS Apollo (32), Cptn. Philemon Pownall, took Oiseau. 1797 HMS Andromache (32) captured an Algerine corsair. 1808 HMS Delight Sloop (16), Philip Cosby Handfield, wrecked on the coast of Calabria. HMS Leda (38), Cptn. Robert Honeyman, wrecked at the entrance of Milford Haven. 1812 HMS Laurel (36), Cptn. Samuel Campbell Rowley, wrecked on the sunken Govivas rock in Teigneuse Passage, Quiberon Bay. 1823 HMS Naiad (38), Cptn. Robert Cavendish Spencer, and HMS Cameleon (10) captured Algerine corsair Tripoli(18). 1828 HMS Cambrian (38), Cptn. Gawen William Hamilton, wrecked in attacking piratesoff the fort at Grabusa (or Carabousa), a small island about a mile off Akra Vouxa, the north-west point of Crete.

im am so sorry, all that hard work

Sorry

Sjors my friend, i never went any where, i was always here, - but yes the Victory will proceed with all my plans to have her in some form of diorama, full sails and extensive build log, without the banter ( subject to change) (lol) hope the moderators never read that) ,

30th January 1761 HMS Venus (32), Cptn. Harrison, and HMS Juno (32), Capt. Henry Towry, took La Brune (32), to the westward of Scilly 1779 HMS Weazel (16), Cdr. Lewis Robertson, was taken by La Boudeuse (36), off St. Eustatia. 1794 HMS Amphitrite (24), Cptn. Anthony Hunt, wrecked after striking an uncharted submerged rock whilst on passage between Elba and Livorno. 1808 HMS Delight captured by the French at Reggio. 1809 Start of Sir A. Cochrane's campaign to capture Martinique. HM Cutter Haddock (4), Ch. Win. Selwyn, captured by the French brig Genie (16) in the Channel. 1862 USS Monitor launched.

choices choices - but no bad ones, The Victory will be restarted this weekend,

i love seeing post of your build, i appreciate a lot still to do, but she looks like a real sailing vessel now,

Quite funny - but i have not been 100% since new year, and very little building has taken place since then, but i have learnt some useless information, i have two large builds going on at the same time, although i have space - i don't want them both going on at the same time. As i am involved in other sites, i asked what people wanted me to continue with, The Victory, or the Bismarck, Me - the Victory - been my favorite build ever Wife - Bismarck - mainly because it is in the workshop - not because she like it Facebook - Bismarck Flory Models - Victory i am interested what members answers are here Victory approx 40% completed Bismarck approx 30% completed lol - it is not a competion - just a little poll between me and who ever reads this

Dennis it's your turn, on my catch up list, she looks fantastic, i so look forward to the restart on mine, how long before you think she will be finished, and what is next on your list all the best, oh and happy new year

29th January 1703 HMS Lincoln (48) foundered 1719 HMS Crown (48) wrecked off the Tagus 1781 Wilmington surrendered to the Blonde (32), Cptn. Andrew Barclay, with HMS Delight (14), HMS Otter (14) and consorts. 1801 HMS Bourdelais (24), Cptn. Thomas Manby, sunk French national corvette La Curieuse (18), Cptn. Radelet, off Barbados HM Fireship Incendiary (16), Cptn. Richard Dalling Dunn, taken and destroyed off Cape Spartel by French Squadron under Rear-Admiral Ganteaume 1805 HMS Raven (14), Lt.(act. Cdr.) William Layman, wrecked on the beach at Santa Catalina, near Cadiz. HMS Kingfisher (18), Richard William Cribb, captured French privateer Deux Amis (6), Francis Dutrique, in the Caribbean 1810 Boats of HMS Phoenix (36), Cptn Thomas Baker, and HMS Jalouse (18) captured Charles (14). 1814 HMS Holly Schooner (8), Lt. Samuel Sharpe Treacher, parted her cables in a violent gale and ran onto the rocks under the Mount of San Sebastian and was wrecked. 1856 HM paddle-sloop Polyphemus (5), Cdr. F.P. Warren, wrecked on sandbank near Hansholman Light off coast of Jutland

i cannot see the repair either, it has been great to catch up on your build as well, i love the blue you are using, - lovely work

28th January 1778 Second American New Providence Expedition raises the flag with thirteen stripes over Fort Nassau. 1799 HMS Proserpine (28), Cptn. James Wallis, struck sand bank in the river Elbe in bad weather and wrecked. 1801 HMS Forte (44), Cptn. Lucius Ferdinand Hardyman, wrecked on a sunken rock in the harbour of Jedda, Red Sea. 1805 HMS Gipsy destroyed privateer schooner. 1806 HMS Growler (12), Lt. Thomas Nesbitt, captured French privateer lugger Voltigeur (6) off St. Malo. HMS Attack (14), Lt. Thomas Swain, captured French privateer lugger Sorcier (14), Guillaume Francoise Neele, off St. Malo. 1812 HMS Manilla (38), Cptn. John Joyce, wrecked on Haaks, Texel. 1814 Surrender of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) to HMS Bacchante (38), Cptn. William Hoste, HMS Saracen (18), John Harper, and troops.

the scale of the inlets is incorrect, but i have been following other builds where they are slighlt recessed recessed, i may put another level on in another direction before they are painted the same colour as the hull, and this mill hopefully let them appear flush to the hull