Kevin Kenny Posted February 3, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 3, 2022 HMS Janus. She sank in1800 in Trinidad. these were recovered in the 1970's from the wreck. we actually have a piece of rope embedded in coral. I was able to get them from the diver that picked them up. Kevin AJohnson, mtaylor, uss frolick and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenD Posted February 6, 2022 Share #2 Posted February 6, 2022 Very cool, Thanks for sharing! mtaylor 1 Quote Ropes of Scale.com - Rope and cable for the scale modeler. Finished builds: HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft - 1:64 - 9th century longship - Falkonet - 1:72 Current builds: HMS Snake - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Tender Avos by BenD - Master Korabel - 1:72 - 19th Century Four-Oared Yawl by BenD - Falkonet - 1:24 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kenny Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted February 7, 2022 She was launched in 1776, so that block/deadeye would be 240 years old. Not sure the rope would be that old. mtaylor, KentM and bruce d 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kenny Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted February 7, 2022 Other artifacts recovered from the wreck site which were donated by divers that had collected over the years. KentM, Canute, BenD and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk1313 Posted February 7, 2022 Share #5 Posted February 7, 2022 Hi Kevin, Looks like your next ship modelling project, HMS Janus? -Hal Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kenny Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted February 7, 2022 Long ahead of you. I purchased Harold Haha’s book which details his build of the Robuck and later purchased his plan from his family. So this model is the next in line. One of the ships the HMS Ulysses brought my ancestor to Trinidad in 1797. So imagine my surprise when i discovered her sister ship sunk in Trinidad in 15 ft of water. When i do find a permanent home for the artifacts i plan to donate the model. I will also arrange an extensive detailing of the wreck site. Unfortunately the site has been ravaged by divers over the years so it is of little archaeological value today. All the cannons are there but the anchors are long gone. The sea bottom is littered with brass dowels. I have been contacting many of the divers who have picked the wreck over the years and thats how i have been recovering the artifacts. Unfortunately my wife is not as pleased as i am, as large pieces of brass are appearing at home and do not match our decor. I haven't decided on the scale of the model, Hahn’s plans are 1/8’ but i have enjoyed building in 1/4” with the Swan. If i were to keep the model at home or pass it to my kids it should be 1/8 but if it goes on public display 1/4 would be much better. I still have time as i feel the HMS Thorn will take most of this year to complete. mtaylor, KentM, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted February 7, 2022 Share #7 Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) Kevin, If you are going to build Janus 1778 at 1:48, am I correct in assuming you have the four sheets of contemporary plans for her from RMG? Maybe they would be at least a supplement if not a replacement for the Hahn plans which may or may not be as accurate when compared to the contemporary plans. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/search/ Janus 1778 . For scantlings she is probably very close to the scantlings in the 1745 Establishment taking into account the 1750 Establishment alterations and or Shipbuilders Repository 1788 but you can get also get a copy of the 23 page Roebuck contract which will likely be even more accurate for the Roebuck class ships including Janus. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-459410 I think you are quite fortunate. I would absolutely love to have an artifact from a 17th or 18th century ship for which there are contemporary plans available for a project. Allan Edited February 7, 2022 by allanyed KentM, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kenny Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted February 7, 2022 Thank you Allan for taking the time to do the search. As i get closer to the build i plan to purchase all of the plans for the class. I am going to build the Ulysses not the Janus and as luck would have it there are no references to her in the NMM plan collection. I did not know about the build log and agree that will be very useful. I also want to find the accident report to complete my research. When she was wrecked there was no loss of life and much of the rigging was removed and salvaged so there should be a report somewhere which details the wreck and salvage. The local newspaper should have something in our archives here in Trinidad but i have not gone there yet to see if copies of the newspaper exist for the date following the accident. Also i am interesting in find any original data in the NMM archives on the invasion of Trinidad in 1797 by the British as the Ulysses played a key role being the first ship to land troops on land, led by my ancestor Chevalier deVerteuil, a french mercenary. Years ago i was able to purchase a copy of the Sailing Navy list by David Lyon which help greatly with research on British ships. in terms of Hahns plans i am told that his plans are excellent and extremely accurate. Its just for me to decide on the scale and any changes re the stern. It seems that there was some variation as to how the stern was treated. I am hoping that when i get all the maritime museum plans that I may find reference to the Ulysses. Perhaps even in the build notes you reference. This is what happen with the build of the Thorn when i was able to find reference to her in the NMM frame layout plan that David and Greg did not pick up. Sometimes research can be as much fun as building the model. Cheers Kevin allanyed, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted February 7, 2022 Share #9 Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kevin Kenny said: I did not know about the build log and agree that will be very useful. Kevin, Did you mean the contract versus the build log? 😀 I found drawings of Ulysses 1779 on the RMG site including lines and body plan as well as an inboard profile but note that the writing on the plans themselves only name Roebuck. In the description from RMG it states that the drawings are appropriate for 16 additional ships of the Roebuck class including Janus and Ulysses. For the deck plans, I suspect the Janus plans will be very close if not identical for all the ships. https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/search/ Ulysses 1779 Note that the Hahn drawings have differences with the RMG drawings. An example of the upper deck is below. Some might not worry about these minor discrepancies but your build logs show you are meticulous, which I applaud. Allan Edited February 7, 2022 by allanyed mtaylor, KentM, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kenny Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted February 7, 2022 According to Lyon it says” the earlier ship of the class had what appeared to be a ‘two level’ stern like larger twin deckers, with windows on two separate levels. the Janus was one of these. In the case of the Ulysses this is uncertain.those ships marked with *** are those for which the stem is uncertain. “ mtaylor, Canute and KentM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kenny Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted February 7, 2022 This could be why some of the main deck layout is different. Ill have to go back and read Hahns comments on the build. He covers the model extensively in the book. allanyed, KentM, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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