Lucius Molchany Posted February 16, 2013 #1 Posted February 16, 2013 I just found out that the great Clipper ship designer and builder Donald Mckay named one of his clipppers The Santa Claus!How does that grab you? j farias 1 Quote
keelhauled Posted February 17, 2013 #2 Posted February 17, 2013 what did she have for a figure head? santa or rudolph? Must have been able to fly fast through the fog. mtaylor 1 Quote Currently building the Cutty Sark http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1000-cutty-sark-by-keelhauled-mantua-kit-bashed-first-wooden-ship-build/
Lucius Molchany Posted February 17, 2013 Author #3 Posted February 17, 2013 Research data for the ship is limited!I wonder if I could get info on the clipper "Neptunes Favorite"? mtaylor 1 Quote
trippwj Posted February 17, 2013 #4 Posted February 17, 2013 According to the description in Howe & Matthews, the Santa Claus did, indeed, have the old elf as the figure head. They also include a couple of pages about Neptune's Favorite, mainly about her various trips. She seems to have been a fairly fast medium clipper. Howe, Octavius T. & F. T. Matthews American Clipper Ships 1833-1858 Vol 2. mtaylor 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
Lucius Molchany Posted February 18, 2013 Author #5 Posted February 18, 2013 Thanks Trip! mtaylor 1 Quote
cog Posted February 18, 2013 #6 Posted February 18, 2013 Trip, How come that some people just know ... mtaylor 1 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ...
trippwj Posted February 18, 2013 #7 Posted February 18, 2013 Carl - I love the challenge of finding stuff! Helps that I have a lot of good books to refer to... mtaylor 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
Lucius Molchany Posted February 18, 2013 Author #8 Posted February 18, 2013 What was the figurehead of Neptunes Favorite?i bet is was king Neptune holding a trident! mtaylor 1 Quote
trippwj Posted February 18, 2013 #9 Posted February 18, 2013 That, unfortunately, is not in the narrative! I did stumble across a painting of the ship which can be viewed at http://blueworldwebmuseum.org/item.php?category=Maritime_Portraits&title=Captain_Oliver_Lane_With_Neptune%27s_Favorite&id=351&catid=76 From http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/News/BDA/BDA%281854-06-21%29.html we have the following: Her bow rakes gently as it rises, and it is ornamented with a full female figure, blended with the cutwater, for the ship has neither head nor trail-boards, but is finished like a clipper. mtaylor 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
Lucius Molchany Posted February 19, 2013 Author #10 Posted February 19, 2013 Thanks again.Interesting info. mtaylor 1 Quote
Lucius Molchany Posted February 19, 2013 Author #11 Posted February 19, 2013 How about The chariot Of Fame or The Star of Empire?The clippers sure did have grandiose names.Makes sense as they sounded good in the papers and Merchants would rather send their cargoes on ships like The Glory of The Seas rather than the Sea Scud! mtaylor 1 Quote
trippwj Posted February 19, 2013 #12 Posted February 19, 2013 (edited) Chariot of Fame was a sister ship to the Star of Empire. Lot's of description about the Chariot of Fame in Howe, Octavius T. & F. T. Matthews, but no description of the figurehead. A little bit about some of the features (stanchions, knees, bottom color) in William l. Crothers The American Built Clipper Ship but no good drawings. David MacGregor doees have a picture of Chariot of Fame and copy of part of the plans for both in his British & American Clippers (pages 122-124). I do not have the book, but a snippet on Google Books of Donald McKay and His Famous Sailing Ships (page 103) states that as a figurehead, the Star of Empire had as a figurehead "...the Goddess of Fame with outspread wings. A trumpet was raised in the right hand, and her left hand, which was also raised, held a garland. her girdle was emblazoned with miniatures of our distinguished statesmen. The figure wasa robed in vestments of white, fringed with gold, its pedestal was ornamented with carved floral work." Edited February 19, 2013 by trippwj mtaylor 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
Lucius Molchany Posted February 19, 2013 Author #13 Posted February 19, 2013 Sounds similar to the figurehead of the Flying Cloud.I believe it was an angel blowing a trumpet. mtaylor 1 Quote
von stetina Posted February 19, 2013 #14 Posted February 19, 2013 I'l be posting a photo of the Lightnings figurehead soon. It's rotting away in a leaky garage in Australia. Apparently the guy won't share it with the public. The guy must be a real piece of work. von stetina mtaylor 1 Quote
Lucius Molchany Posted February 19, 2013 Author #15 Posted February 19, 2013 Well,at least these figureheads have been preserved. Archi and mtaylor 2 Quote
von stetina Posted February 19, 2013 #16 Posted February 19, 2013 Well I guess I won't post that picture, seems my build log is gone. I'll check back in another time to see what's up with this, maybe the sites not done. No time to find all the facts about the sites change. von stetina mtaylor 1 Quote
Wawona59 Posted June 21, 2023 #17 Posted June 21, 2023 On 2/15/2013 at 4:22 PM, philo426 said: I just found out that the great Clipper ship designer and builder Donald Mckay named one of his clipppers The Santa Claus!How does that grab you? Ho! Ho! Ho! Just found a picture of her sailing card from 1854 Wawona59 Canute, bruce d, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project: Gifts for friends: 18th Century Pinnace, Kayak 17, Kayak 21 Indefinite Hold for the future: 1/96 Flying Fish, Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV, 1/96 Arthur Foss tug, 1/64 Duwamish cedar dugout canoe, 1/96 Downeaster "St. Paul" Selected Previous Completed Builds: Revell - 1/96 Thermopylae; Revell - 1/96 Cutty Sark, Revell - 1/96 Constitution, Aurora - Whaling Bark Wanderer, Model Shipways - 1/96 Phantom, AL - 1805 Pilot Boat Swift, Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Monitor and Merrimac, Model Trailways - Doctor's Buggy
druxey Posted June 21, 2023 #18 Posted June 21, 2023 I'm surprised she didn't sail on April the first or December 25! mtaylor, bruce d, trippwj and 1 other 2 2 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
mtaylor Posted June 21, 2023 #19 Posted June 21, 2023 On 2/19/2013 at 3:05 PM, von stetina said: Well I guess I won't post that picture, seems my build log is gone. I'll check back in another time to see what's up with this, maybe the sites not done. No time to find all the facts about the sites change. von stetina Is this your log? Canute, Archi and VitusBering 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
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