tmj Posted December 15, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 15, 2020 Does anyone know of any video links/re-enactments that reveal how 18th century shipboard cannons would have been loaded, fired, re-loaded and fired again? I'd like to see all the actions, motions, and needful operations being performed, in real time, using such cannons. Larry Cowden 1 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only a beginning!" Current Build; Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH", "Active build!" On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el cid Posted December 15, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 15, 2020 barkeater, Larry Cowden and tmj 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted December 16, 2020 Share #3 Posted December 16, 2020 Unfortunately, the gun drill, as performed by the USS Constitution crew, is not very accurately portrayed. Regards, el cid and jud 2 Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted December 16, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 16, 2020 The only gun drill on film I know that is quite true is on Master and Commander , especially on the bonus disc. All other ones are not very trustable, the idle members just standing around "bored", also having all the space in the world, as the neighbor crews are missing ... I tried some time ago to give a better impressen onto this topic here: XXXDAn Larry Cowden, tmj, el cid and 1 other 4 Quote To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie da fly Posted December 16, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 16, 2020 Dafi, that's amazing! Thanks for showing this - really creates the scene. Larry Cowden, tmj and mtaylor 3 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler FINISHED Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/36379-mistydeefer-by-louie-da-fly-finished-restoration-decor-yacht/#comment-1040663 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted December 16, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 16, 2020 The Erie Maritime Museum that operates the sailing vessel Niagara has used her extensively for what they call “experimental archeology.” This includes firing cannons at sample sections of hull structure to access damage. She is, however, armed mostly with carronades. I don’t know if they have conducted any fully manned gun drills. You might want to contact them. Larry Cowden, tmj and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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