Louie da fly Posted September 5, 2021 Share #61 Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) From the wreck of the Gribshunden, Denmark 1495. A "griffin-hound" swallowing a screaming man. "Dragon head" figureheads were a common feature on large ships of this time. http://moocs.southampton.ac.uk/shipwrecks/2016/02/09/the-loss-of-the-gribshunden-1495-and-preliminary-archaeological-investigations/ Steven Edited September 5, 2021 by Louie da fly Archi, mtaylor and Snug Harbor Johnny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted March 30, 2022 Share #62 Posted March 30, 2022 from "The Woodcarvers of Nova Scotia" by George E G Maclaren. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted March 30, 2022 Share #63 Posted March 30, 2022 More from the same source: HMS Conqueror: Marcus.K., druxey, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus.K. Posted April 11, 2022 Share #64 Posted April 11, 2022 The Conquerer - reminds me a bit on Sean Connery as "Man who would be King" Well - only a bit .. Morgan, uss frolick, Beef Wellington and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Reynolds Posted June 27, 2022 Share #65 Posted June 27, 2022 Does anyone know definitively what the figurehead of Britannia 1840 looked like. F.H.Lane shows a shield in her left hand (port) (low) in 1842. Other models show no Shield in her left hand and the figurehead to be guilded rather than painted as is the replica figurehead on the QE2. The figurehead on QE2 shows her with shield on the starboard (right lower) and spear in her left (opposite hand). the other way around to that seen in Lane's painting. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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