BobCo Posted November 27, 2023 Share #1 Posted November 27, 2023 Looking for a representative model of the Gale, a passenger ship that sailed from Rotterdam to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1752. J. Franklin Wright's rendering shows her in Halifax Hbr. (attached) but I'm unsure as to how accurate it is. She brought Foreign Protestants from Europe to Nova Scotia. According to TheShipsList, "the Gale was a three-masted ship with a square stern and a gilded figurehead of a gale. The ship was about 120 feet long and 30 feet wide. It had a crew of 30 and could carry up to 300 passengers. The ship was painted white with red and blue stripes along the hull. She had 18 guns for defense." It would be great if there's a model available of the Gale or a reasonable facsimile. Thank you ! Bob Collins bruce d and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelpsutton2 Posted November 28, 2023 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2023 That painting looks amazingly like the Endeavour ex Earl of Pembroke 1764 of Cap'n Cook fame. Right down to the 3 ports in her side, shroud arrangement and knee gammon head. Rig generally matches Endeavor as well. Endeavor was smaller 97 x 29 x 11. The ship shownin your painting could only have mounted a few light caliber guns at most, certqinly not 18. I would be careful relying on that pic being accurate. Earl of Pembroke 1764 mtaylor, druxey, Mark P and 1 other 4 Quote Drown you may, but go you must and your reward shall be a man's pay or a hero's grave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobCo Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted December 3, 2023 Thanks, Michael. I have no idea how much research the artist did before he created the painting. Will do some more digging. Bob michaelpsutton2 and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uss frolick Posted December 4, 2023 Share #4 Posted December 4, 2023 There are a couple of similar ship-rigged, merchant-vessel plans from the 1770's (you can probably count them on one hand) in Howard Chapelle's "The Search For Speed Under Sail". They were taken into the Royal Navy as ad hoc sloops of war. If you see one you like, you can order copies from the Smithsonian Institution for next to nothing. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted December 4, 2023 Share #5 Posted December 4, 2023 The description specifically references a figurehead. The ship in the print has no figurehead. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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