Kevin

The Sinking Of An Aircraft Carrier

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk2iFskb124

AUGUST 25

 

 

 

1768

HMS Endeavour, Lt. James Cook, sailed from Plymouth.

1778

Sartine (32) taken by HMS Seahorse (24) and HMS Coventry (28).

HMS Otter (14) wrecked off Florida coast.

1795

HMS Spider (16) captured a brig.

1796

HMS Raison engaged Vengeance.

1800

British fleet of about 100 vessels and 15,000 men, including HMS Impetueux (74), Cpt. Sir Edward Pellew, landed some 10,000 troops on the beach of Doniños near Ferrol to take the Castle of San Felipe. They were successful but withdrew the next morning after a counter-attack.

1803

HMS Seagull (16), Henry Burke, defeated East Indiaman Lord Nelson (late British) which was then boarded by boats of HMS Colossus (74). 

1804

HMS Immortalite (42), Cptn. Edward William Campbell Owen, and HMS Cruizer (18), John Hancock, engaged 146 armed vessels off Boulogne.

1807

Boats of HMS Clyde (38) cut out a sloop at Ypont.

1813

7 gunboats from Brunsbüttel and Glückstadt, under Lt. Johan Hedemann, engages 11 British gunboats on the Elbe.

1843

Steam frigate USS Missouri arrives at Gibralter completing first Trans-Atlantic crossing by U.S. steam powered ship.

nice to see normality has returned, a fitting end to a nice build

AUGUST 24

 

 

 

1789

The First Battle of Svensksund. Swedish fleet of 12 Archipelago frigates, 5 Galleys, 20 Gun yawls, 4 Gun prams, 4 Bomb vessels and Auxiliaries under Carl August Ehrensvärd, and Carl Olof Cronstedt defeated by Russian fleet of 24 Larger ships, 3 Bomb vessels, 47 Galleys, 30 Gun yawls, 3 Cutters and Auxiliaries under Charles Henry of Nassau-Siegen, Ivan Balle and Count Giulio Litta.

1794

HMS Impétueux (74), caught fire and blown up, in Portsmouth harbour.

1800

HMS Success (32), Cptn. Shuldham Peard, captured Diane.

1805

HMS Phaeton (38) Cptn. George Cockburn, and HMS Harrier (18), Edward Ratsey, engaged Semillante and shore batteries in the St. Bernadino Strait between Luzon and Samar in the Philippines.

1807

HMS Weazle (18), John Clavell, captured four vessels and destroyed three.

1811

HMS Diane and HMS Semiramis cut out the French gun-brig Teaser in the mouth of the river Gironde, and brigle Pluvier taken, with eight vessels, at the same time, by the boats of the Diane and Semiramis.

1814

British invasion of Maryland and Washington, D.C.; Washington Navy Yard and ships burned to prevent capture by the British

i try to work in advance ( he said - not quite telling the truth) i try to use extend eyebots and bend the extra behind (if not seen) an then glue, 

the last couple of phots dont do your work justice - lol - i took a split second to work it out, im lucy i dont have to move my build- i would dread being out of the house - especially the amount of time the admiral runs around with the vacuum

 

all the best

i love the work you have put into this build, i am always looking for your next updates

 

all the best

AUGUST 23

 

 

 

1798

Etrusco, Store-ship, (26) foundered in the West Indies.

1806

HMS Anson (64) and HMS Arethusa (38), Cptn. Charles Brisbane, captured the Spanish frigate Pomona (38) and destroyed 12 gunboats near Moro Castle, Havana.

1813

HMS Colibri Sloop (16), John Thomson, wrecked in crossing the bar of Port Royal, Jamaica.

1839

Capture of Hong-Kong by British

1864

R.Adm. David Farragut's squadron captures Fort Morgan at Mobile Bay winning control of Mobile Bay

Didn't you say you'd already retired three times? Hmmmmmmm............. They say a change is as good as a holiday, so best wishes for success with your Change. Personally, I'm opting for Holiday - five weeks, starting tomorrow!

lol- im fed up retiring, its almost a full time job avoiding it

i have left my copper plates shiney, but have not protected then in any way, time will age them

AUGUST 22

 

 

1779

HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery arrive in Britain after Cptn. Cook's 3rd voyage of discovery.

 

1794

HMS Flora (36), Cptn. Sir John B. Warren, and HMS Arethusa (38), Cptn. Sir Edward Pellew, drove the French frigate Felicite (40), and the corvettes Espion (18) and Alerte (18) ashore near the Penmark Rocks.

 

1795

Engagement of British light squadron under Cptn. James Alms with Dutch squadron in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway. HMS Stag (32), Cptn. Joshua Sydney Yorke, took  Alliance (36) but her consorts, Argo (36) and Nelly (16), escaped after a running fight with the rest of the squadron.

 

1796

HMS Galatea (32), Cptn. Richard G. Keats, drove the frigate L'Andromaque (48), (mounting 40) on shore near Arcasson, where she was completely destroyed by HMS Sylph (18) on the 23rd.

 

1798

HMS Naiad (38), Cptn. Pierrepont, and HMS Magnanime (44), Cptn. Michael de Courcy, captured the French frigate Decade off Cape Finisterre.

Thanks for that Jax . I had one of the dogs in a chair next to me whilst tying the ratlines - I think he enjoyed watching me suffer...

 

I have just finished the ratlines - three long days of solid work. They still look a little too 'white', so tomorrow I will try a mixture of water, tea and PVA and brush the mixture onto the ratlines to slightly darken them and secure the clove hitches before cutting the excess off.

 

Now that the last of the 'long jobs' is complete, I anticipate finishing it (albeit without figurehead and bowsprit shrouds) within three weeks. Not long now until my wife can have her dining table back.......

3 weeks - i will still be doing gun port lids - lol

she looks very nice , love the colours, im trying to still source the material for the netting 

hello everyone , just to let you know im alive and kicking,

 

just another 5 gun port lids on the port side to make, so i am still progressing, but lots going on in real life, as i am re-assessing my goals in life

 

as some of you may be aware- i have been loosing weight for the last 7 months now lost 31 kgs and still going - but i have asked to be a consultant - under a franchise and have made the decision to go for it, the intentions are that eventually this will replace my full time employment- so that will lead to me having a lot more free time (well thats the idea)

apologies - for my lack of correspondence in others build logs, lol i have even packed EVE (online game in) after five years 

So please bear with me - im still here

 

all the best

 

Kevin

AUGUST 21

 

 

1781

HMS Minorca (18), Lt. Lawson, scuttled to block the entrance to the harbour at Port Mahon.

1797

HMS Penguin (16) captured two French brigs.

1801

British cutting-out operations at Corunna. Boats of HMS Boadicea (38), Cptn. Charles Rowley, HMS Fisgard(44), Capt. T. Byam Martin, and HMS Diamond (38), Cptn. Griffith, attacked enemy vessels in Corunna harbour and brought out Neptuno (20) a gunboat (1) and a merchant ship.

British cutting-out operations at Etaples. Boats of HMS Hound and HMS Mallard (12) set fire to a vessel loaded with pitch and tar which had been wrecked near Etaples some time previously. Six flat boats then came out of St. Valery and they forced them ashore. where they lay hauled up on the beach. 

Boats of HMS Jamaica (26), Cptn. Jonas Rose, HMS Gannet (16), Isaac Cotgrave, HMS Hound (14), HMSTigress (12), W. Aldus, and HMS Mallard (12) cut out 3 flat boats also near Etaples.

1810

Boats of HMS Sirius (36), Capt. Samuel Pym, cut out a French prize, the Windham, a British East Indiaman.

1813

HMS Laurestinus (24) wrecked North end of the Island of Abaco, Halifax.

Danny 

 

How far are you taking this build, are you just doing stub masts, or going all the way with spars etc

 

i just love your work

AUGUST 20

 

 

1799

HMS Clyde (38), Cptn. Charles Cunningham, captured the French frigate Vestale in the mouth of the Garonne.

1800

Start of a 6 day engagement in which HMS Seine (48), Cptn. David Milne, captured Vengeance (24), Cptn. Pitot, off the Mona Passage.

1801

The boats of HMS Hound (14) and HMS Mallard (12) set fire to a vessel loaded with pitch and tar which had been wrecked near Etaples. Six flat boats came out of St. Valery and were forced ashore.

1810

HMS Nereide (38), Cptn. Nesbit J. Willoughby, engaged French frigates La Bellone and La Minerve, sloop Le Victor and 2 prizes, Windham and Ceylon off Isle de la Passe, Mauritius.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Frigate-Diana-Anatomy-Ship/dp/0851773567/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376896275&sr=8-1&keywords=Anatomy+of+the+ship+Diana

AUGUST 19

 

 

 

1702

Start of 6 day engagement between a British squadron under Vice Ad. John Benbow and a French squadron under Jean du Casse along the coast of Colombia, off Santa Marta. Benbow vigorously attacked the French squadron, but the refusal of most of his captains to support the action allowed du Casse to escape. Two of the captains, Richard Kirby, HMS Defiance (64), and Cooper Wade, HMS Greenwich (54),  were convicted of cowardice and shot.

1793

Toulon declares for the Royalist cause and men from the British fleet under Lord Hood occupy the defences.

1799

Surinam taken by British.

1801

HMS Sybille (44), Cptn. Chas. Adam, captured French national frigate Chiffone, in Mahe Road.

1812

USS Constitution (44), Cptn. Isaac Hull, defeated HMS Guerrière (38), Cptn. James Richard Dacres, about 600 miles S. E. of Halifax. She was too badly damaged to take in so, as soon as the wounded had been taken out, she was set on fire by her captors.

what will you use for the hammock netting? im still trying to source some (tulle) i can only at present obtain the hex type, 

we built this one a couple of years ago, for the sole intention of being used on a wall

well done - looks great

AUGUST 18

 

 

1759

Battle of Lagos. British fleet under Admiral Edward Boscawen defeated French Mediterranean fleet under De la Clue off Lagos, Portugal

1762

HMS Rainbow (44), Cptn. Mark Robinson, took Hancock.

1789

Royal Visit to Plymouth Sound.

1798

HMS Leander (50), Cptn. Thomas Boulden Thompson, captured by Genereaux (74) Cptn. Lejoille.

1806

Boats of HMS Galatea (32), Cptn. Murray Maxwell, pursued a Spanish privateer schooner for some miles up a river on the Spanish Main near Porto Cavallo. They took the vessel and blew her up.

1807

First day of Admiral Gambier's light squadron engagement in Copenhagen Roads.

Boats of HMS Confiance (18), Cptn. James Lucas Yeo, cut out privateer Reitrada from the port of Guardia, Portugal

1808

HMS Rook captured by two French privateers.

1811

HMS Hawke (16), Cptn. Henry Bourchior, engaged a French convoy and escorts. They took four vessels laden with stores, brig Heron and three transports, No 710, Concord and L'Amiable Amie, in the Channel off St. Marcou.

1812

HMS Attack (14), Lt. Richard Simmonds, sunk by 14 Danish gun-boats , under Lieutenant Jørgen C. de Falsen, off Foreness

1813

Capture of Cassis by HMS Undaunted (38), Cptn. Thomas Ussher, squadron, and boats.

sorry this does not answer your question - i seam to do that quite often

 

i always thought the term hulk refereed to a ship at end of life - converted to carrying cargo - 

 

http://www.thepirateking.com/ships/ship_types.htm

i just rec'd mine and the server machine, good value for money, and arrived within a week

 

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2434-ropewalk-machine-planetary-type-v-25-free-your-hands/?hl=alexey#entry70338