AntonyUK Posted October 6, 2013 Share #1 Posted October 6, 2013 Hi. I am building the HMS Victory @ 1/36 scale at the moment and starting the pumphouse in the Hold. On the frount and rear of the pump house there are shot lockers. They have a lid at the top but no other way of getting the shot out. As far as I can tell. It would be impossible to get the shot out with out some forum of door or hatch. Any help with this would be really helpful. I have the Mc Kay and the Longbridge books. There is no help in the text or photographs. Regards Antony. Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted October 6, 2013 Share #2 Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) Hi Antony, I have just looked up ´shot lockers` in my copy of Goodwins´ Construction and Fitting of the Sailing Man of War. He quotes " Similar pieces of timber were worked horizontaly across the transverse bulkheads of the well to support the top and its hinged access hatches". The only access was through those hatches it would seem as no other access is mentioned or can be seen on his drawing. I expect some unlucky matelot had to climb in and pass the shot out No safety footwear in those days Hope this is of help to you, Dave Edited October 6, 2013 by davyboy AntonyUK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyUK Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted October 6, 2013 Hi Dave. Wow that is not what I expected to hear. But it's a statement that's in black and white. A big thanks for posting that information Regards Antony. Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted October 7, 2013 Share #4 Posted October 7, 2013 I would count onto stability reasons. Any door would have to bear the whole weight of the shot. XXXDAn 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...
druxey Posted October 7, 2013 Share #5 Posted October 7, 2013 Imagine a door or access at the foot of the locker. Open it, and an avalanche of shot would pour out. Not a Good Idea. Also, remember that most of the hold surrounding the locker would be filled with barrels etc. If the locker were reasonably full, a sailor could lean in to retrieve and pass out shot. dafi and Jaxboat 2 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted October 7, 2013 Share #6 Posted October 7, 2013 Antony, Sorry for the late reply, but here's a photo of the shot locker on the preserved frigate Trincomalee. John Gabek, dafi and Jaxboat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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