Kevin

Very nice, well done

Battle of Solebay A fleet of 75 ships, 20,738 men and 4,484 cannon of the United Provinces, commanded by Lieutenant-Admirals Michiel de Ruyter, Adriaen Banckert and Willem Joseph van Ghent, surprised a joint Anglo-French fleet of 93 ships, 34,496 men and 6,018 cannon at anchor in Solebay (nowadays Sole Bay), near Southwold in Suffolk, on the east coast of England. The Duke of York and Vice-Admiral Comte Jean II d'Estrées planned to blockade the Dutch in their home ports and deny the North Sea to Dutch shipping. The Dutch had hoped to repeat the success of the Raid on the Medway and a frigate squadron under Van Ghent sailed up the Thames in May but discovered that Sheerness Fort was now too well prepared to pass. The Dutch main fleet came too late, mainly due to coordination problems between the five Dutch admiralties, to prevent a joining of the English and French fleets. It followed the Allied fleet to the north, which, unaware of this, put in at Solebay to refit. On 7 June the Allies were caught by surprise and got into disarray when the Dutch fleet, having the weather gauge, suddenly appeared on the horizon in the early morning. The French fleet, whether through accident or design, steered south followed by Banckert's fifteen ships and limited its action to long-distance fire. Nevertheless theSuperbe was heavily damaged and des Rabesnières killed by fire from Enno Doedes Star's Groningen; total French casualties were about 450. This left the Dutch van and centre to fight it out with the English, and the latter were hard pressed, as they had great difficulty to beat up the wind to bring ships out. The Duke of York had to move his flag twice, finally to London, as his flagships Prince and St Michael were taken out of action. The Prince was crippled by De Ruyter's flagship De Zeven Provinciën in a two hours' duel. De Ruyter was accompanied by the representative of the States-General of the Netherlands, Cornelis de Witt (the brother of Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt) who bravely remained seated on the main deck, although half of his guard of honour standing next to him was killed or wounded. Lieutenant-Admiral Aert Jansse van Nes on the Eendracht first duelled Vice-Admiral Edward Spragge on HMS London and then was attacked by HMS Royal Katherine. The latter ship was then so heavily damaged that Captain John Chichely struck her flag and was taken prisoner; the Dutch prize crew however got drunk on the brandy found and allowed the ship to be later recaptured by the English. Overview of the battle by Van de Velde French flagship Saint-Philippe at the Battle of Solebay The flagship of Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, HMS Royal James, was first fiercely engaged by Lieutenant-Admiral Van Ghent, who in 1667 had executed the Raid on the Medway, on Dolfijn. Van Ghent was however killed by shrapnel. Then captain Jan van Brakel made his Groot Hollandia attach to the Royal James, incessantly pounding the hull of that ship for over an hour and bringing her into such a condition that Lord Sandwich considered to strike his flag but decided against it because it was beneath his honour to surrender to a mere captain of low birth. He then ordered sloops from other ships to board the Groot Hollandia; his upper deck soon swarming with Englishmen Van Brakel was forced to cut the lines and retreat between friendly vessels to drive the boarding teams off. The Royal James now drifted away, sinking, and was attacked by several fire ships. She sank two, but a third, Vrede, commanded by Jan Daniëlszoon van den Rijn, its approach shielded by Vice-Admiral Isaac Sweers's Oliphant, set her on fire. She burnt with great loss of life; Sandwich himself and his son-in-law Philip Carteretdrowned trying to escape when his sloop collapsed under the weight of panicked sailors jumping in; his body washed ashore, only recognisable by the scorched clothing still showing the shield of the Order of the Garter. During the battle the wind shifted, now giving the English the benefit of the weather gage; in the late afternoon the Dutch withdrew. Losses were heavy on both sides: one Dutch ship, the Jozua, was destroyed and another, the Stavoren, captured, a third Dutch ship had an accident during repairs immediately after the battle and blew up. The battle ended inconclusively at sunset. Both sides claimed victory, the Dutch with the more justification as the English-French plan to blockade the Dutch was abandoned. The fleets met again at the Battle of Schooneveld in 1673. Ship List [edit] Not all fireships are listed; there were about 24 of them on the Allied, 36 on the Dutch side. England and France (The Duke of York and Albany) [edit] White Squadron (French) Guns Captain Terrible 70 (Rear Admiral Abraham Duquesne) Illustre 70 Marquis de Grancey Conquérant 70 M. de Thivas Admirable 68 M. de Beaulieu Téméraire 50 M. de Larson Prince 50 Charles Davy, Marquis d'Amfreville Bourbon 50 M. de Kervin Vaillant 50 Chevalier de Nesmond Alcion 46 M. Bitaut de Beor Hasardeux 38 M. de la Vigerie Saint Phillippe 78 (Vice Admiral Jean II, Comte d'Estrées; cp. M. Pierre de Cou) Foudroyant 70 M. Louis Gabaret Grand 70 M. Gombaud Tonnant 58 M. Des Ardents Brave 54 Chevalier Jean-Baptiste de Valbelle Aquilon 50 Chevalier d'Hally Duc 50 Chevalier de Sepville Oriflamme 50 M. de Kerjean Excellent 50 M. de Magnon Eole 38 Chevalier de Cogolin Arrogant 38 M. de Villeneuve-Ferriere Superbe 70 (Chef d'escadre Des Rabesnières, killed in battle) Invincible 70 Comodorre de Verdille Sans-Pareil 66 M. de la Clocheterie Fort 60 Comte de Benac Sage 50 M. Anne Hilarion de Contentin, Comte de Tourville Heureux 50 M. Francois Panetie Rubis 46 M. de Saint Aubin d'Infreville Galant 46 Chevalier de Flacourt Hardi 38 M. de la Roque-Garseval Red Squadron (English) Guns Captain London 96 (Vice Admiral Edward Spragge) Old James 70 John Haywood Resolution 70 John Berry Dunkirk 60 Francis Courtney Monck 60 Bernard Ludman, killed in battle Monmouth 70 Richard Beach Royal Katherine 86 John Chicheley Dreadnought 62 Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington Adventure 44 Dartmouth 32 Richard Sadlington Supply 6 Prince 100 (James Stuart, Duke of York and Albany, Lord High Admiral; First Captain John Cox, killed in battle, Second Captain John Narborough) St Michael 96 Sir Robert Holmes Victory 82 Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory Cambridge 70 Frescheville Holles, killed in battle York 64 Thomas Elliot, killed in battle Fairfax 60 George Legge Yarmouth 54 Robert Werden Portland 50 Thomas Guy Diamond 50 Thomas Foulis Phoenix 40 Richard Le Neve Robert 26 Charles 96 (Rear Admiral Sir John Harman) Rainbow 64 James Storey Revenge 62 John Hart Sr. Greenwich 60 Levi Greene Anne 58 John Waterworth, killed in battle Advice 50 Dominick Nugent Dover 48 Sir John Ernle (or Ernley) Forester 40 Blue Squadron (English) Guns Captain St Andrew 96 (Rear Admiral John Kempthorne) French Ruby 80 Thomas R. Cole St George 70 Jeffrey Pearce, killed in battle Warspite 70 Richard White Gloucester 62 William Coleman Bonaventure 48 Richard Trevanion Antelope 48 Success 32 George Watson Royal James 100 (Admiral Sir Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich (killed in battle); Captain Richard Haddock) Henry 82 Francis Digby, killed in battle Edgar 72 John Wetwang Rupert 66 John Holmes Montagu 62 Thomas Darcy Leopard 54 Peter Bowen Crown 48 William Finch Falcon 40 Charles Montague Alice & Francis 26 George Yennes, killed in battle Royal Sovereign 100 (Vice Admiral Sir Joseph Jordan) Triumph 74 Willoughby Hannam, killed in battle Unicorn 68 Richard James Mary 62 John Brooks Plymouth 60 Sir Roger Strickland Princesse 54 Sir Richard Munden Ruby 48 Stephen Pyend Mary Rose 48 William Davies Tyger 44 John Turner

May 28 1672 Battle of Solebay. A Dutch fleet of 75 ships, under Lt.-Admirals Michiel de Ruyter, Adriaen Banckert and Willem Joseph van Ghent, surprised an Anglo-French fleet of 93 ships, under The Duke of York and Vice-Admiral Comte Jean II d'Estrées, at anchor in Solebay. HMS Royal James (102) was destroyed by a fireship and the Earl of Sandwich was drowned. HMS Royal Katherine (84), Cptn. John Chichely, struck but was recaptured. The Dutch Jozua was destroyed, Stavorenwas captured, and a third ship blew up. 1708 British squadron, under Charles Wager, of HMS Expedition (70), Cptn. Henry Long, HMS Kingston (60), Cptn. Simon Timothy Bridges, HMS Portland (50), Cptn. Edward Windsor, and HMS Vulture fireship (8), Cdr. Caesar Brooks, engaged Spanish treasure fleet, under José Fernández de Santillán , of eleven merchant ships (some armed), and seven escorting warships San José (64), Cptn. Santillán, San Joaquín (64), Cptn. Villanueva, Santa Cruz (44), Cptn. de la Rosa, Concepción (40), Cptn Francis, Carmen (24), Cptn Araoz, French Le Mieta(34) and French Saint Sprit (32) off Cartagena. San José blew up, Santa Cruz was taken and Concepción beached itself on Baru Island where the crew set the ship alight. The rest escaped. 1803 HMS Minotaur (74), Cptn. C. J. M. Mansfield, HMS Thunderer (74), Cptn. William Redford, and HMS Albion (74), Cptn. John Ferrier, captured French frigate Franchise (34), Capt. Jurien, near Brest. 1808 Boats of HMS Fawn (18), Hon. George Alfred Crofton, cut out a large Spanish privateer schooner and three merchant ships at Porto Rico. 1812 HMS Menelaus (38), Cptn. Peter Parker, engaged French frigate Pauline and brig Ecureuil off Toulon. 1813 USS Essex (36), Cptn. David Porter, and prize capture five British whalers

Good afternoon from Somerset on a chilly bank holiday Monday managed a good few hours this weekend, but still find myself working around the stern area, the window sill are in and look better than the brass profile as directed by the manual port side windows are fitted, also without glazing, at least both side are the without it, will try and do some more later on today, but for now i have my treadmill wanting to take me 5KM, all the best

Andy - she looks great wish i was doing shrouds dead eyes and general rigging, lol - i have done nothing apart from look at the after end of my build

May 27 1793 HMS Venus (32), Cptn. Jonathan Faulknor, engaged La Proserpine (36). HMS Hyaena (24), Cptn. William Hargood, taken by French Concord (40) in the West Indies . 1796 HMS Suffisante (14), Cdr. Nicholas Tomlinson, captured Revanche (12). 1813 Boats of HMS Apollo (38), Cptn. Bridges W. Taylor, and HMS Cerberus (32), Cptn. Thomas Garth, took 3 gunboats at Faro.

LOL - Chris if i had some spare pocket money, i would set up a subscription to model boats for you, as it is - i dont.

a little bit off topic, but i have recently been given a lot of my old photos, been stored away for safe keeping - (after divorce) Both HMS Odin in the early 1980's, for me those were the good days of the Royal Navy, when we had a purpose and some ships to do it with (not going political)

i have not looked to see hoe Gil did his

USNS Savannah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah

you got me into a blind panic then - dont know why- im years away from rigging and dead eyes

May 26 1758 HMS Dolphin (24), Captain Benjamin Marlow, and HMS Solebay (28), Captain Robert Craig, engage Marechal de Belleisle (44), François Thurot. 1811 Boats of the HMS Sabine sloop (18), George Price, captured privateers Guardia De Via, Canari and Madina in the roadstead at Chipiona. HMS Pilot (18), John Toup Nicholas, destroyed and captured a number of vessels at Stongoli. HMS Alacrity (18), Nisbet Palmer, captured by French corvette Abeille (20) off Bastia, Corsica.

its so it does not fill up with water

Total build time 835 hours Good evening Early enjoyed today, and even though I winged about my painting standards, - so be it, the rest of the build is nothing special either Stern Davits, I was posted a copy of a scan from Haynes Victory manual, so im fairly confident the dimensions of my rig is in the right ball park, I will fair these off so that they finish over the ¼ gallery, but for now they can be put away as they are a bit of a hazard The stbd gallery is nearly complete well – the lower windows – upwards are, just to tidy any paintwork up, and I can then get on with the other side All the best Kevin

lol must be all the weight i have lost

lovely work,

so for scale it looks like they are about as long (extending past the stern panel) as the roof of the 1/4 gallery

brilliant thank-you, please don't remove

thanks Yon, no i have not got a copy of that

good afternoon everyone God - i wish i could paint, lol - i try so hard to make all my work presentable- and then spoil it with a paint brush Anyway - the panels between the stern windows are complete, The holes in the top left and right are for my stern davits for one of the ships boats, these are 3mm square wood stock, any bigger and it will interfere with the edge scrolling.this size is smaller than the cat heads - so i am not sure if it will look to small and be out of scale

May 25 1768 James Cook promoted to Lieutenant and given command of the bark, HMSEndeavour. 1795 HMS Thorn , Cdr. Robert Otway, captured Courier National in the West Indies. 1801 Boats of HMS Mercury (28), Cptn. T Rogers, re-took and brought out Bulldog from Ancona but had to abandon her. 1811 Tamatave and French frigate Nereide surrendered to HMS Astrea (36), Cptn. Charles Marsh Schomberg. 1812 HMS Hyacinth (26), Cptn. Thomas Ussher, HMS Termagant (18), Cptn. Gawen William Hamilton, and HMS Basilisk (14), Lt. George French, silenced the fortress and destroyed a small privateer at Almunecar. 1814 Boats of HMS Elizabeth (74), Cptn. Leveson Gower, took Aigle off Corfu.

picking up one of the above dates, made my hair - as a ex submariner stand up 1939 - The submarine Squalus sunk in the Atlantic with the loss of many lives and the worst part of this tragedy was how the 5 that were saved only did so by sacrificing their 26 crew mates by closing the Bulk Head door to the battery compartment to stop the rest of the submarine flooding. This must have been one the most difficult decisions for any sub mariner and these men who were lucky enough to survive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sailfish_(SS-192)

Andy how much of the shroud is served - is it just down to the catharpins

nice to hear that yr ok, i am going trough all my list of pages of topics that i follow, and not heard of for a while and yes please update your build log and please put a profile of your build in the thread that is under my signature, the reason for asking is on page one all the best

Chris at present i am doing the Caldercraft Victory, i doubt i will do another version of the same ship, but i love the work and the investigation you put into this, The Euromodel Royal William is/was to be my next build, but there are quite a lot of new more accurate kits around waiting to be built. Again thankyou for the research you do into keeping the non scratch people happy