Kevin

can i have some cookies as well , i may have lost all the required weight i want by the time i start my 1st dark side project

June 26

 

 

 

1748

HMS Fowey (44), Cptn. Francis William Drake, wrecked in the Gulf of Florida.

1766

HMS Saint Lawrence lost, off Ingonish

1798

HMS Seahorse (38), Cptn. Edward James Foote, captured French frigate Sensible(32) off the coast of Sicily

1799

HMS Alcmene (32), Cptn. H. Digby, captured French privateer Conrageux (28), Jean Bernard, off the coast of Portugal.

1806

Boats of HMS Port Mahon (18), Samuel Chambers, cut out Spanish letter of marque brig San Josef (7) from the harbour of Banes in Cuba.

1808

Boats of HMS Standard (64), Cptn. Thomas Harvey, captured Italian gunboatVolpe and French dispatch boat Leger off Corfu.

Hi Kevin

 

Your stern gallery sure looks nice and clean, a thing to be proud of thats for sure. I see that you have added the stern davits, are you going to hang a boat from them? It's nice to see that you have cut out your plop deck for the sky light that will put more light inside your stern gallery, I am thinking of doing the same if I ever get to that stage. Keep up the great work.

 

Regards  Lawrence

Hi Lawrence, i will be hanging 3 boats off the stern - because i want to fully set every sail including stuns, on doing so - i think not a lot will be seen midships upper deck so i wanted and alternative position for them

 

the skylight cut is as per the plans in respect the cut-out was already there, but the after bulkhead is solid so prevents any other light getting in there

 

and thank you for the compliment

June 25

 

 

 

1667

Victory over anchored French Squadron, under Admiral Joseph de la Barre, at Martinique by British fleet, under Rear-Admiral Sir John Harman. At least eight French ships were burnt and several more were sunk.

1746

British squadron, under Cptn. Edward Peyton, engaged French fleet, under Comte de La Bourdonnais, in E. Indies.

1754

John Jervis (later Earl of St Vincent) moved to HMS Severn (50) as a Midshipman

1755

HMS Mars (64), Cptn. John Amherst, grounded and wrecked while going into harbour at Halifax NS.

1795

HMS Dido (28), Cptn. George Henry Towry, and HMS Lowestoffe (32), Cptn. Robert Gambier Middleton, engaged Minerve (40) and Artemise (36).  Minerve was taken.

1803

HMS Endymion (50), Cptn. Hon. Charles Paget, captured French corvetteBacchante (18), Lt. Vaisseau.

1808

HMS Porcupine (22), Cptn. Hon. Henry Duncan, captured French letter of marque schooner Nouvelle Enterprise (6) south of Bastia.

1809

HMS Cyane (22), Cptn. Thomas Staines, and HMS Espoir (18), Robert Mitford, engaged Ceres.

1813

Capture of Hampton by boats of HMS Marlborough (74), Cptn. C. B. Ross, and squadron.

well done - it looks lovely

thankyou

how did you make your own nets? lovely build

lol its the cannons i am trying to hide

hello yon - i had plans to put all the lower lids on in the shut position - but by the time the wales are placed on to follow the flow of the hull - i relaised just how much work the lids will incorporate - might just revise the position of these - lol - wait ans see

 

the wales raise the lids way passed the recess, to do this i might as well remove al gunport linings - or make thinner lids - the jury is out on this one

 

 

all the best

good morning everyone - thank-you for the comments, 

 

Hi Kevin, this one is on my wish list. It's definitely big, how much approximately does it weigh. I'm guessing that with the display case that wall mounting on a shelf is a none starter. I really enjoy looking in on your build, nice work.

Tony

heavy - i had arms like an orang-utan - after carrying her new in the box - ill find a weight for you soon - but she gets bigger every time i look at her

 

 

Kevin,

We take time off from this hobby to do things important.  Remembrances are very important.  But now that you're back into the build... great balls of fire... looks fantastic.

lol - you don't know how close to the truth you are on the remembrances 

 

i lost contact with my daughter 15 years ago when she was 13 years old through divorce, out of the blue she contacted me last weekend through facebook - been a real emotional week - been brilliant - sad and and all the other things in-between - lol - its like we have never been apart - as we learn about each other and - well its just good

 

June 24

 

 

1746

HMS Saltash (14) foundered off Beachy Head

1801

HMS Swiftsure captured by Dix Aout, &c.

1833

USS Constitution enters drydock at Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA, for overhaul. The ship was saved from scrapping after public support rallied to save the ship following publication of Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem, "Old Ironsides." 

Good afternoon everyone

 

after doing some more work on the 1/4 galleries yesterday - i have turned my attention to the poop deck, after the flag lockers were put in i had very little space above them so i have built the stern up another 2mm to give a bit of space, The sky light is in process of having 50+ windows fitted as the top rail for the port side is waiting for the under side to dry, nice to get back into it

 

very nice indeed

a whole week has gone by - and i feel like i have been shot as the messenger - i was trying to reflect the point taken that the one off craftmanship item will become extinct faster - thats all - but it is always my quote that is being posted- oh well - that life, - and now i dont remember the original question 

 

i dont see that this tech will help - how can it - someone makes a good original - someone copies it just by a 3d scan (oh such a lot of skill in that is'nt there) and sell the data to china to produce the mass market - only this will happen faster now - rant over

June 23

 

 

 

1795

Lord Bridport's victory over Vice-admiral Villaret-Joyeuse off L'Orient.                 

1798

HMS Rover ran aground off Gulf of St. Lawrence.

1800

Boats of Rear Ad. Sir John B. Warrens's squadron, HMS Renown (74) Cptn. Eyles, HMS Fisgard (44), Cptn. T. Byam Martin, and HMS Defence (74), Cptn. Lord H. Paulet, attacked a convoy in the Quimper River. When the enemy retired up stream they landed and blew up a battery and other works.

1808

HMS Porcupine (22), Cptn. Hon. Henry Duncan, drove ashore and destroyed a French vessel at Civita Vecchia.

1812

HMS Belvidera (36), Cptn. Richard Byron, engaged and escaped from USS President (44), Commodore John Rodgers, USS Congress (38), Cptn. John Smith, and USS United States (44), Stephen Decatur.

1813

Boats of HMS Castor (32), Cptn. Charles Dilkes, cut out French privateer Fortuneoff Catalonia.

stay safe my friend -hope you and family are safe and ok

June 22

 

 

1798

HMS Aurora (28), Capt. Henry Digby, destroyed French corvette Egalite (20)

1807

HMS Leopard (50), Cptn. Humphries, fired on USS Chesapeake (36), Cptn Barron, off the coast of Maryland

1813

Unsuccessful attack by boats of British squadron under Admiral Warren on Craney Island at Portsmouth, Virginia.

1865

Confederate raider Shenandoah fires last shot of Civil War in Bering Strait

i continually read everyone cruising holidays, sun, sea, and another (another word beginning with s--)

 

do you want to hear about mine

 

oh yes of course we do - it's my thread - after all 

 

Well here are some of the best holidays i have ever had - (HMS REPULSE) (PORT) , now decommissioned awaiting scrap, Not quite as glamorous but brilliant all the same - and get paid to do it,

Pay -good

Duration - Min 8 weeks

Weather - Rain in the engine room - depending on steam leaks

Sunshine - limited

Meals - good- lots of them, you knew it was

Friday (Fish) Saturday (steak) Sunday (pizza)

Guided tours - Expected of you to do your own

Laundry - depends on the day of the week

Entertainment - limited 

Alcohol- yes - but dont

Church - all faiths catered for - provided you all support the same one

Contact with home - 0ne way only - and that is not out - 40 words - once a week - 80 at Christmas - but no Santa

Safety - so safe - we made pretend fires up - just to pretend to put them back out

- oh and carried enough POLARIS missiles to make the local headlines, should we ever have fired one

 

 

all the best

 

Kevin

nice to see you safe back on dry land

looking very good - keep up the good work - i have 4 days ahead of me to do some work on mine 

June 21

 

 

1588

First engagement between English ships and the Spanish Armada

1810

Manado surrendered to HMS Dover (38), Cptn. Edward Tucker.

the last couple of post for me reflect what MSW is all about, mistake found and possible solutions to rectify - well done - i love MSW

have four days off starting tomorrow night- and no DIY planned - i have the weekend off - yippppppppppeeeeeee been a long emotional week - and memories from the past have come to the surface - so i have been very quiet everywhere except for facebook (very little MSW input) and lol - (some of that was taken the wrong way) - anyway build this weekend - and hopefully do a lot of progress on the hull exterior

 

all the best

 

Kevin

June 20

 

 

1743

HMS Centurion (50), Cptn. George Anson, took Nuestra Senora del Caba Donga(42), Admiral Don Geronimo Montero, worth £400,000 off Cape Spiritu Santo.

1781

HMS Castor (32) and HMS Crescent (28), Cptn. T. Packenham, Lt. John Bligh (act.), badly damaged from a previous engagement taken by French Gloire (40) and Friponne (36). HMS Flora (36), Cptn. William Pere Williams, escaped

1783

The Battle of Cuddalore. British fleet of 18 ships, under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, engaged French fleet of 15 ships, under the Bailli de Suffren, off the coast of India. It took place after peace had been signed but before the news had reached India. It was the final battle of the American Revolutionary War.

1809

HMS Agamemnon (64), Cptn. Jonas Rose, ran on shore and wrecked in Maldonado Roads, Rio de la Plata.

1813

Fifteen U.S. gunboats engage HMS Junon (38), Cptn. James Sanders, HMSNarcissus (32), Cptn. John Richard Lumley, and HMS Barrossa (36), Cptn. William Henry Shirreff, in Hampton Roads, VA.

Capture of Dignano by boats of HMS Elizabeth (74), Cptn. Leveson Gower.

1815

Trials of Fulton I, built by Robert Fulton, are completed in New York. This ship would become the US Navy's first steam-driven warship.

1822

HMS Drake Sloop (10), Charles Adolphus Baker, wrecked off the coast of Newfoundland.

ty for posting pictures