Kevin

JULY 17 1788 A Russian fleet of 17 ships of the line under Admiral Samuel Greig met the Swedish fleet of 15 ships of the line under Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland, off Hogland Island, Gulf of Finland. Greig's flagship, Rostislav (100), forced the surrender of Prins Gustav (70), Vice-Admiral Gustav Wachtmeister and the Swedes disabledVladislav (74), which also surrendered to Kronprins Gustav Adolf (62). The fighting continued for six hours, and the fleets only separated after dark with the Swedish ships beginning to run out of ammunition. 1805 HMS Ariadne (24), Cptn. Hon. Edward King, and consorts engaged off Boulogne. HMS Orestes (16), Thomas Browne, ran aground on the Splitter Sands off Gravelines and was burnt to prevent capture by the enemy. 1810 HMS Euryalus (36), Cptn. George Heneage Dundas, engaged a French 74 off Toulon. 1858 U.S. sloop Niagara departs Queenstown, Ireland, to assist in laying first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable.

Nice to see you back All the best

this is where i got the info from - hope it helps, also looks like a poor way of doing it - but hey ho - perhaps im wrong again http://www.model-dockyard.com/acatalog/Amati_Deadeyes.html

this is the best i can do deadeys are inserted into the band one lug is turned 90 degs and one end of the band in inserted then the 2nd lug turned to lock into posion

although i tend to use a permanent market on one edge of each board - i still get some bleeding, other prefer using card, which gives a nice result, i hope your way works

i am interested to see how much the planks will clean up, i had guessed the ink would stain through the full depth of the plank

thankyou - have you seen Gil Middleton's version - a lot further ahead than myself - but an absolute gem of of build, http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/485-hms-victory-by-gil-middleton-jotika-172/?hl=%2Bgil+%2Bmiddleton

JULY 16 1761 HMS Thunderer (74), Cptn. Charles Proby, and HMS Thetis (44) took Achille (54) and frigate Bouffon off Cadiz 1773 HMS Resolution, Cmdr. James Cook, and HMS Adventure, arrived Tahiti. 1797 HMS Anson (44), Cptn. Philip Charles Durham, and HMS Sylph (18), Cptn. John Chambers White, destroyedCalliope (32) off Ushant 1798 HMS Gardland (28), Cptn. James Athol Wood, wrecked off Madagascar. 1806 Boats of British squadron under Commodore Sir Samuel Hood cut out Cesar (16), Lt. Louis-François-Hector Fourré, from the mouth of the Gironde 1812 Boats of HMS Osprey (18), Timothy Clinch, and HMS Britomart (10), William Buckley Hunt, captured French privateer Eole (5) off Heligoland. 1862 US Congress creates rank of Rear Admiral. David G. Farragut is named the first Rear Admiral

good progress and glad you had a nice mini break, nice and warm for you

lol - you know what i mean

lol - thats a lot of work to - just go and cover with some material to keep the wain out

lovely- ill be there - within a couple of years

wonderful - stunning work

Good morning Karl picture 069 the upturned hull - to the right of the keel What is the long rebate for and the two smaller squared sections cut out for? all the best

Danny - they look fantastic

in this shot she looks far wider at the stern (the area across the ballast tanks), might be an optical illision

JULY 15 1747 George Byng promoted Vice-Admiral of the Blue 1796 HMS Glatton (56), Cptn. Henry Trollope, engaged French Squadron off Flanders. 1798 HMS Lion (64), Cptn. Manley Dixon, engaded four Spanish frigates off Cartagena, capturing Santa Dorotea (42) 1804 HMS Lily (16), Lt. William Compton (Killed in Action), captured by French privateer Dame Ambert (16) off the Georgia 1805 Gunbrigs HMS Plumper, Lt. James Henry Garrety, and HMS Teazer, Lt. George Lewis Kerr, captured by French gun vessels off Granville 1862 CSS Arkansas sailed down the Yazoo River, encountering the Union gunboats Carondelet, Tyler, and Queen of the West. In the ensuing battle, Arkansas damaged the first two gunboats and made her way into the Mississippi River, where she boldly fought through the Federal fleet to find refuge at the Confederate fortress at Vicksburg.

thank you - i think that is possibly the worst part i have had to do so far, it doesn't take much to understand that if it isn't right, it affects the whole stern of the build, not painting the strap also means it doesn't stand out (dont look at me - lol here for a purpose only) looks a bit tatty - but should look ok when tarted up

good evening rudder saga continues at last i am 99% happy with the result, took far longer than it should, stopping and listening to the cricket test match didn't help, what a game i dont know why it, it took so long all everything seamed to be in the right place until it can to matching the rudder to the stern post, and continually moving this or moving that, i am not painting the straps black, it seams to make it all to much (in yr face) i will let it tarnish with the rest of the plates some tiles to replace, some more nails to insert and then i can move on all the best

lol - never mind the sails - i have set aside 200 hours for them, but im realy struggling to fit the rudder - what a pain - how can one piece of wood some cooper tiles some silly hinges and the pintles take so long to get right, lol but what a great result for the cricket and yes to the flag ?

JULY 14 1714 Russian fleet of 30 ships of the line and 180 galleys under Admiral Apraxine, defeated a Swedish fleet, about one-third of that strength, under Admiral Erinschild off the island of Aland. The Czar, Peter the Great, serving under Apraxine as Rear-Admiral, captured Erinschild's flagship. 1780 HMS Nonsuch (64), Cptn. Sir James Wallace, took French frigate Belle Poule (32) off the mouth of the Loire 1809 Fort at Carry-le-Rouet, near Marseilles, stormed and carried by boats of HMS Scout (18), William Raitt. 1813 HMS Contest (14), James Rattray, and HMS Mohawk (18) captured U.S. schooner Asp (3) up a narrow inlet called Yeacomoco Creek in the Potomac River. The US prize vessel Greenwich captured the British whaler Seringapatam. Greenwich was commanded by Lieutenant John M. Gamble, USMC, the first Marine to command a ship. 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry lands and holds first meeting with Japanese at Uraga, Japan

JULY 13 1772 HMS Resolution, Cmdr. James Cook, and HMS Adventure, Lt. Tobias Furneaux, departed England 1863 USS Wyoming battled Japanese warlord's forces.

JULY 12 1756 HMS Lichfield (50), Cptn. Matthew Barton, and HMS Warwick (60) captured Arc en Ciel (50) off Louisburg 1771 HMS Endeavour, Lt. James Cook, arrived back in England. 1774 HMS Adventure (10), Lt. Tobias Furneaux, arrived Britain after first Eastward circumnavigation. 1776 HMS Resolution, Cptn. James Cook, departed from Plymouth on 3rd voyage of discovery. HMS Egmont schooner (10) lost 1794 Horatio Nelson's right eye injured at Calvi. 1795 French fleet with 17 ships of the line, under Rear-Admiral Pierre Martin, engaged British fleet of 22 ships of the line,under Vice-Admiral Hotham, off the Hyères Islands (off the French Mediterranean coast). HMS Cumberland(74), Cptn. R. S. Rowley, captured Alcide. which caught fire and exploded. 1801 British squadron, under Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez, engaged Franco-Spanish squadron, under Rear-Admiral Linois, off Gibraltar as they took the captured HMS Hannibal (74) to Cadiz. In darkness HMS Superb(74), Cptn. Richard Goodwin Keats, engaged Real Carlos (112), Cptn Don J. Esquerra, with some shot hittingSan Hermenegildo (112), Cptn Don J. Emparran. In the confusion the two Spanish ships engaged one another, collided and a fire spread to both resulting in their loss. Superb went on to take San Antonio (74). 1804 HMS Aigle (36), Cptn. George Wolfe, drove Charente (20), John Sanson, and Joie (8), Benjamin Godobert, ashore in the mouth of the Gironde and burnt them. 1814 HMS Landrail (4), Lt. R. D. Lancaster, taken by U.S. privateer Syren (7) in the Channel.

JULY 11 1798 Reestablishment of US Marine Corps under the Constitution Boats of HMS Regulus (44) captured three vessels. 1803 HMS Racoon (16), Austin Bissell, captured Lodi (10), Cptn. Pierre Taupier, in Leogane Roads between the island of Guanaba and St. Domingo. 1804 Boats of HMS Narcissus (32), Cptn. Ross Donnelly, HMS Seahorse (38), Cptn. Courtenay Boyle, and HMSMaidstone (32), Cptn. R. H. Moubray, boarded and fired eleven enemy vessels and brought one out at La Vandour in Hieres Bay. 1806 Boats of HMS Minerve (32), Cptn. George Ralph Collier, captured Spanish privateer Buena Dicha. 1809 HMS Solebay (32), Commodore Edward Henry Columbine, in moving up a river in Senegal went on shore and was wrecked 1812 HMS Encounter Brig (14) taken attempting to cut out some vessels at San Lucar, Spain. 1813 HMS Conflict (12), Cptn. Henry Baker, and consorts under Ad. Sir J. B. Warren, took Portsmouth, Ocracoke Island, Anacondo (18) and Atlas (10).

lovely work the lighting sets her off nice