Kevin

June 30 1690 Battle of Beachy Head. French fleet of 75 ships, under Comte de Tourville, defeated Anglo-Dutch fleet of 56 ships, under the Earl of Torrington. The Anglo-Dutch fleet lost 11 ships. 1797 Richard Parker, President of the "Floating Republic" at the Nore, hanged aboard HMS Sandwich (98) 1803 HMS Vanguard (74) Cptn. James Walker, and HMS Cumberland (74) captured French frigate Creole. 1808 HMS Capelin Schooner (6), Lt. Josias Bray, wrecked on sunken rock off entrance of Brest Harbor. 1814 USS Alligator schooner sank in Port Royal Sound during a heavy storm 1815 USS Peacock, Cptn. Lewis Warrington, takes HMS Nautilus, last action of the War of 1812

June 29 1758 HMS Renown (30) took French Guirlande (22) 1798 HMS Pique (38), Cptn. David Milne, and HMS Jason captured Seine (42). They all grounded near Pointe de la Trenche and Pique was bilged so it was necessary to destroy her. 1811 4 Danish gunboats, under Lt. Broder K. B. Wigelsen, took HMS Safeguard (14), Lt. Thomas England, off Randers fjord.

For anyone interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17513286

June 28 1588 Fireship attack on Spanish Armada 1720 HMS Milford (32), Cptn. Peter Chamberlain, driven ashore and wrecked on the north west end of Cuba. 1776 HMS Actaeon (28), Cptn. Christopher Atkins, part of a squadron under Commodore Sir Peter Parker, grounded taking up position to attack Fort Moultrie at the southern end of Sullivan's Island, Charleston, SC, and was set on fire when she could not be got off. 1783 HMS Nymph (14) burnt by accident at Tortola 1794 HMS Rose (28) wrecked on Rocky-Point, Jamaica. 1801 Boats of HMS Mercury (28), Cptn. T Rogers, and HMS Corso (14), William Ricketts, captured pirate vessel Tigre (8) among the rocks of the Tremite Islands in the Adriatic. 1803 HMS Goliath (74), Capt. C. Brisbane, captured Mignonne (16), Cptn. J. P. Bargeaud, and HMS Hercule (74) engaged Poursuivante (40) off San Domingo 1810 Boats of HMS Amphion (32), Cptn. William Hoste, and HMS Cerberus (32), Cptn Henry Whitby, and HMS ACTIVE (38), Cptn. James Alexander Gordon, took two forts and cut out 25 vessels from the harbour at Grao. 1811 HMS Firm Brig (12), Lt. John Little, grounded on a bank off the coast of France and set on fire to avoid capture.. 1814 USS Wasp (22), Cptn. Johnston Blakely, captures HMS Reindeer (18), William Manners (Killed in Action), in the Atlantic HMS Leopard (50), wrecked near the Island of Anticosti, Gulf of St. Lawrence. 1849 The Danish brig St. Croix, Lt Cmdr Peter C. Holm, on blockade in the Baltic, fights the Prussian paddle steamer Preussischer Adler, Commodore Schroeder, off Hela in the Bay of Danzig. 1865 CSS Shenandoah captures 11 American whalers in one day

June 27 1588 Spanish Armada arrives at Calais 1796 HMS Inconstant (36) saved British residents at Leghorn. 1803 Boats of HMS Loire (40), Cptn. Frederick Maitland, captured Venteux (10) at anchor under a shore battery in the Isle de Bas Roads. 1811 HMS Guadaloupe (16), Joseph Swabey Tetley, engaged French Tactique (16) andGuepe (8) off the Cap de Creux.

lovely work - i have so much to learn - loves the wood colours all the best

was hoping to show much more work having been progressed today - like having completed at poop - but alas - not to be - never mind there is always another time - did however file down the kit cleats to let them fit in the space available - they seamed far to over sized anyway the bench pin rack for the poop has also been completed - will post some photo's when it actually looks different all the best Kevin

i know where you are coming from, just had a whole fours days off, all my plans were around time to be spent on the build - did everything else but - never mind - lifes good and the build is progressing - just much slower than i wish all the best - your work so far is very nice - well done my friend

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 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, 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 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