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Kevin

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  1. 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.
  2. what will you use for the hammock netting? im still trying to source some (tulle) i can only at present obtain the hex type,
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. its a method of tightening shrouds - part of the main rigging on masts, here in this video you might gain some information http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU-h8i4LtPM
  7. AUGUST 17 1695 Bombardment of Calais by British. 1781 George III. visited the fleet at the Nore. 1796 Dutch fleet under Ad. Engelburtus Lucas surrendered to British squadron under Ad. Sir George Keith Elphinstone at Saldanha Bay, South Africa. 1803 HMS Racoon (16), Austin Bissell, destroyed Mutine off St.Jago. 1804 HMS Loire (40), Cptn. Frederick Maitland, captured privateer frigate Blonde (30) off Bordeaux after a chase of 36 hours. 1810 Porte du Diable stormed and carried by British. 1812 USS President (44), Commodore John Rodgers, captures British schooner L'Adeline in North Atlantic
  8. No - but individual paints are available, the red orche for gunports yellow orcha for the hull matt black for pretty well everything else, although i use Halfords spray matt black, and a primer - a blue for the fwd bulkhead - copper for any gaps between the copper plates- a bit of grey for side entry door roofs - i cannot think what else i have used
  9. AUGUST 16 1742 HMS Gloucester (50) burnt near Ladrones to avoid capture by Spanish. 1778 HMS Isis (50) engaged Cesar Engagement between British squadron under Sir Edward Vernon and a French squadron under M.Tranjolly off Pondicherry, Coromandel coast. 1779 HMS Ardent (64), Cptn. Phillip Boteler, captured by Franco-Spanish fleet in the Channel. 1805 HMS Raisonable (64) engaged Topaze (40) 1808 HMS Sybille (44), Cptn. Clotworthy Upton, captured Espiegle (16), Cptn. Maujouan. 1812 USS Constitution (44), Cptn. Isaac Hull, recaptures American merchant brig Adeline. 1850 The Danish paddle steamer Hekla, Cdr. Edouard Suensson, of the blockade force outside Kiel, fights the Schleswig-Holstein steamship Løwe and 4 gunboats in the Kiel inlet. 1 gun boat is set on fire.
  10. i use the Caldercraft pant set http://www.shipwrightshop.com/shop/contents/en-uk/d107_Admiralty-Paints-Kit-Paint-Sets_01.html Admiralty Paints from Caldercraft have been purposely designed for modellers and the current range is specifically for 17th/18th/19th Century Man-of-War colours. This range of scale paints has been colour matched to the Admiralty colours, as still used on HMS Victory in Portsmouth. Admiralty Paints are now available as acrylic (waterbased) only. Range also includes a metal primer.
  11. AUGUST 15 1758 Commodore Howe destroyed Cherbourg. 1778 HMS Orpheus (32) abandoned and burnt of Rhode Island. 1779 French and Spanish fleets off Plymouth. 1797 HMS Alexandrian Schooner (6), Lt. William Wood Senhouse, captured French privateer schooner Coq (6) off Martinique. 1807 HMS Comus (22), Cptn. Edmund Heywood, captured Danish frigate Fredrickswoern, (30) off Marstrand in Sweden 1815 HMS Dominica Schooner (14), Lt. Richard Crawford, wrecked off Bermuda.
  12. AUGUST 14 1799 HMS Fox (32), Cptn. Henry Stuart, HMS Daedalus (32), Cptn. Henry Lidgbird Ball, and boats destroyed Kosseir. 1806 HMS Phosphorus Fireship (4), Lt. W. J. Hughes, beat off a French privateer lugger (12) off the Isle of Wight. 1809 Boats of HMS Otter (18), Nisbet Josiah Willoughby, captured two vessels in the Indian Ocean. 1812 HMS Chubb Schooner(4), Lt. Samuel Nisbett, foundered near Halifax. 1813 HMS Pelican (18), John Fordyce Maples, captures USS Argus (20), William Henry Allen, off St. David's Head, Ireland. 1814 HMS Nancy (3) burnt in Nottawasaga river to avoid capture by Americans
  13. in real life the anchor stowage position with the netting must have been a pain, but i dont see how it can be avoided i love watching your work
  14. lovely work - its still hard to believe i have this in the partial build state, but have lost in the will to continue with her
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