JerseyCity Frankie Posted April 29, 2013 #1 Posted April 29, 2013 I’m a big fan of the Anatomy of the Ship series of books from Conway Maritime Press although I don’t have all the ones I would like to have. Two of the volumes I have, The Pandora Frigate and Transport Bounty, have detailed rigging charts. The one for the Pandora is particularly comprehensive, giving lengths and diameters of every line. I notice though that some of the other Anatomy of the Ship books that cover sailing vessels do not include much description of rigging. I would like to collect more of the Anatomy of the Ship books and I would be most interested in owning those that include the detailed rigging tables. Can I ask members of this website to suggest which volumes would include the detailed rigging information? I have the standard rigging only type books: Steel Lees Lever ect. I’m interested in the Conway books. Thanks guys! Quote Niagara USS Constitution
trippwj Posted April 29, 2013 #2 Posted April 29, 2013 Lavery has some pretty good tables in his Susan B. Constant. I did not locate any in Marquardt's Endeavor. WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
JerseyCity Frankie Posted April 29, 2013 Author #3 Posted April 29, 2013 Thanks Wayne/trippwj thats really helpful. If a book has that sort of information in it I want to own it! Quote Niagara USS Constitution
trippwj Posted April 29, 2013 #4 Posted April 29, 2013 No Problem. I was surprised Marquardt didn't have any - his 18th Century Rigs & Rigging book has a plethora of that type of information! WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
davyboy Posted April 30, 2013 #5 Posted April 30, 2013 Hello, Laverys´ AOTS The 74 Gun ship Bellona has a considerable amount of info on rigging. eg. Sizes and length of all standing rigging. There is very little in Whites´ AOTS The Frigate Diana book,so not of much use to you. Dave
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted April 30, 2013 #6 Posted April 30, 2013 Extensive table of the dimensions of the standing and runnung rigging with the species, size and number of blocks, hearts dead-eyes. etc
Cristiano Posted April 30, 2013 #7 Posted April 30, 2013 The Conway book of the Victory has a very very detailed rigging table. Since the ship still exist, the informations provided are hystorically very correct. Done: Venetian Polacre http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/7290-venetian-polacre-by-cristiano-sec-xviii-from-original-drawings/ Halifax http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/844-halifax/ Ranger https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2175-ranger-revenue-cutter-by-corel/ HM Bark Endeavour (Corel kit heavily kitbashed) : http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/125-hmbark-endeavour-corel-kit-bashed/ Venetian Galleon (from scratch) - Pirate Junk - Sicilian Speronara (from scratch) On the shelf (still packed): Artesania Le Hussard....
JerseyCity Frankie Posted May 5, 2013 Author #8 Posted May 5, 2013 Wow the Marquardt book is pricey. Amazon has it at $65., for a used one. Still, from the looks of it its pretty clear it is my kind of book. Quote Niagara USS Constitution
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