Nate's PANDORA in 3D

[druxey]

Whew! Quite the exchange of ideas and views, to which I can add but little. All I can say is that there are several contemporary models in frame that should also be seriously considered.

[Pirate adam]

On 12/1/2025 at 6:41 PM, 3DShipWright said:

If I may ask, what discrepancies are you referring to?

Nate,

 

The first thing that I came across was the number of transoms.  The Anatomy of the Ship book shows 5 transoms.  My shear plan of Crocodile shows 4 transoms.  All of the other Porcupine class ship drawings I have seen also show 4 transoms.  This is consistent with my interpretation of the tables in Shipbuilders Repository.  The other point was the big difference between the various disposition of frames drawings I could find for ships in the class. The disposition of frames drawings for the Porcupine class do clearly show the diminishing timbers.  I made the assumption based on the disposition of frame drawings that the frame bends had air spaces separated by chocks vs the Anatomy of the Ship book which shows the bends as adjoining frames.

 

I will add this is a very interesting discussion.  I don't have much to add in terms of debate.  I am surely not an expert in naval architecture.  It is clear we both started with a different set of assumptions going in which results in a different result in the end.  As I said in my original post the fact is no one knows for sure.  The most important thing is your 3d model is awesome, and I really enjoy every post.

 

Adam