Kevin

AUGUST 29 1583 HMS Delight ran aground off Sable Island. 1707 HMS Wincheley (26), Cptn. William Jone,s foundered in a hurricane. 1779 HMS Boreas (28), Cptn. Charles Thompson, took Compass (en flute). 1782 HMS Royal George (100), Cptn. Waghorn, while heeled at Spithead off Portsmouth to repair the coppering with the lower deck guns run out, was struck by a sudden and violent squall which threw her over so much that water rushed in the open ports. She filled and sank killing Rear-Admiral Richard Kempenfelt and about 900 crew. 1791 HMS Pandora (24), Cptn. Edward Edwards, with 14 Bounty mutineers, wrecked on Great Barrier Reef. 1800 Twenty boats Sir John Warren's squadron cut out Fench privateer Guepe (18) from under the batteries in Vigo Bay. 1810 HMS Queen Charlotte cutter (8), Joseph Thomas, repulsed a French cutter, former British revenue cutter Swan (16), off Alderney. 1811 Start of 3 day campaign by HMS Sir Francis Drake (38), Cptn. George Harris, HMS Phaeton (38), Cptn. Fleetwood Broughton Pellew, and HMS Dasher (18) which captures Madura. 1814 HMS Peacock (18), William Mends, foundered off South Carolina 1861 U.S. squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, NC 1862 Union gunboat Pittsburgh supports Army troops in landing at Eunice, Arkansas

ok - i was just checking the Victory clan are all still ok, i must be following loads, but not heard from some in ages all the best

it has been to quiet without yourself and Derek posting, you ok?

hi Derek not seen anything of you in a couple of weeks, everything ok?

do you have a list of all the extra pe kits you have purchased to complete the build.or i it just one

just read your log, im impressed, it's a shame that with all the extras that can be added, they cannot get the basics right - like portholes, - well done,

lovely work my friend lol it is taking me long enough to rig the gun port lids all the best

in real life what was the diameter 0f the propellor

AUGUST 28 1652 Dutch under admiral Van Gelen defeat English under Admiral Richard Badiley at the Battle of Elba. 1796 HMS Topaze (38), Cptn. S. G. Church, captured Elizabeth. 1797 HMS Pomone (44), Cptn. R. C. Reynolds, destroyed Petit Dia'le. 1799 HMS Contest Gun-boat, Lt. John Ides Short, driven on shore in the Helder. 1809 Battery at Cortelazzo, at the mouth of the Piave river between Venice and Trieste, carried by boats of HMSAmphion (32), Cptn. William Hoste. Six Venetian gunboats Surveillante, Vedette, and Nos. 64, 76, 77 and 78 with two trabaccolos, moored under the battery were brought out and five other trabaccolos were burnt in the river. 1867 Captain William Reynolds of USS Lackawanna raises U.S. flag over Midway Island and took formal possession of these islands for the U.S.

very nice, great to see an update from you

it is nice to see you back - and getting fit again, it horrible to see friends not well all the best

very nice, im always looking for your updates

Happy Birthday, have a great day

AUGUST 27 1797 HMS Jason and HMS Triton (32), Cptn. John Gore, captured part of a French convoy. 1807 A Danish gunboat flotilla, under Lt. Christian Wulff, attacks a British battery at Gl. Pesthus on Kallebodstrand 1816 Bombardment of Algiers by a British Squadron, under Lord Exmouth, and a small Dutch squadron, under Vice-Admiral van Capellen, which destroyed 33 ships in the harbor. 1826 HMS Magpie Schooner (5) wrecked Colorados Roads, Island of Cuba.

Thank you, i think it is time for a change, the mundane 0730 to 1700 is not for me, after all the years in the RN - i need something,on top of my pension to help clear the mortgage but, it is more than that, i want to be the owner of my own future, of course it could all go pear shapped, but it ia a risk for me worth taking, and i will keep everyone here informed of how its going, - lol no where at present as the person, to do my first interview is on holiday until tomorrow, but it has given me chance to think about the future

making the rings has been the worst bit it was not until i looked at Gils did it occur to me that each rope has two rings on it - at 90 deg to each other like a chain, so i am having to make them, by wing some brass wire around a drill bit

Good Afternoon everyone Well i have started the process of Lid rigging, it took a while to get into it, but i have a system that seams to work, At present none of the ropes are secured into the hull,so the squiffy one's should become tighter all the best

AUGUST 26 1645 Battle of Plymouth. Dutch convoy under Vice-Commodore Michiel de Ruyter beat off an attack by General-at-Sea George Ayscue of the Commonwealth of England. 1711 HMS Greyhound (40) wrecked in Tynemouth. 1768 HMS Endeavour, Lt. James Cook, sailed from Plymouth with Joseph Banks expedition 1775 Rhode Island Resolve: Rhode Island delegates to Continental Congress press for creation of Continental Navy to protect the colonies 1799 HMS Tamar (38), Cptn. Thomas Western, captured the French corvette Republicaine (32), Capt. Le Bozee. 1804 HMS Immortalite (42), Cptn. Edward William Campbell Owen, HMS Harpy (18), sloop, Edmund Heywood, HMSAdder (12), gunbrig, Lt. George Wood, and HMS Constitution, cutter, James Samuel Denis, engaged more than 90 brigs and luggers off Boulogne. HMS Constitution was sunk by a shell off Cap Gris Nez . 1808 HMS Implacable (74), Cptn. Thomas Byam Martin, and HMS Centaur (74), Cptn. W. H. Webley, captured Russian Vsevelod (74), Cptn. Roodneff, which was subsequently set on fire as it had run too firmly aground. 1810 French frigate squadron of Bellone, Minerve, Victor and captured Indiaman Ceylon, defeated a British squadron at Vieux Grand Port, Mauritius. HMS Nereide (38), Cptn. Nesbit J. Willoughby, and HMS Iphegenia (36), Cptn. Henry Lambert, struck. HMS Sirius (36), Cptn. Samuel Pym, and HMS Magicienne (32), Cptn. Lucius Curtis, were both burnt to prevent them falling into enemy hands after grounding. HMS Lively (38), Cptn. George M'Kinley, wrecked Point of Salina, South-east of Bay of St. Paul's, Malta. 1839 Brig Washington seizes Spanish slaver, Amistad near Montauk Point, NY 1861 Union amphibious force lands near Hatteras, NC 1865 American Civil War ends with Naval strength over 58,500 men and 600 ships

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