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| Santa Maria |
| This is a 1:50
scale, plank-on-bulkhead
model of a small, late 15th-century Spanish carrack (called Nao in some
writings). Some of the period characteristics are: low keel-to-beam
ratio
of about 2.5:1, high overhanging forecastle, high stern, external hull
re-inforcement, one-piece masts, wide two-piece main yard with
two-piece
lateen yard on mizzen, martnets (early form of leech lines), top sail
on
the main mast, spritsail on the bowsprit, and a true "crows nest" on
the
main mast for a look-out. [sail
and deck detail] |
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| La Couronne |
| A 1:100 scale, plank-on-bulkhead model
of a French galleon
built in 1636. It is actually a transition ship with characteristics of
the 16th-century galleon and the later ships-of-the-line.
Characteristics
include: a lower forecastle that is no longer overhanging the head,
extended
beakhead (probably a carry-over from the galley and galleasse),
elaborate
ornamentation, the use of many "crows-feet" in the rigging (supposed to
add flexibility to the top structure) and a high narrow stern
structure.
The lateen yard on the mizzen is still present but accompanied by a
crow-jack
and top yard, while topmasts and topgallant masts and their
corresponding
yards have been added to the fore and main masts. Another new feature
is
the topmast at the end of the bowsprit. |
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| Wappen von
Hamburg |
| This is a 1:50 scale model of a German
warship built
in 1667. It is plank-on-bulkhead below the lower deck and
plank-on-frame
above. All decks are completely fitted out. The characteristics of this
ship are similar to the La Couronne except that the long beakhead has
been
replaced by the headrails and headtimbers of the warships of the late
17th
century, stunsail booms are present on the mainyard and foreyard; and
footropes
have been added to fore and main yards and top yards. Other
views:
[stern]
[deck]
[bow
detail] [rigging
detail] |
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| Peregrine Galley |
| This is a 1:60 scale, plank-on-bulkhead
model of a British
sloop-of-war (not a galley, as the name suggests). It was built in
1749,
and used mainly for escort duty and reconnaisance--it was certainly not
large enough to serve in the line of battle. Some characteristics are:
elimination of the high stern structure, replacement of the lateen yard
by the boom and gaff on the mizzen, replacement of the sprit-topmast
with
a jib-boom. Stunsail booms are now attached to the fore and main yards
and topmast yards. The "crows-feet" in the rigging are also no longer
present. |
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| USS Constitution |
| Here is a 1:93 scale, plank-on-bulkhead
model of a United
States frigate built in 1797. It was built very large for a frigate and
was much feared by other frigate crews. The most obvious feature of
this
type is the full-length flush deck (i.e. there is no break between the
forecastle and the quarterdeck). Also, the lines of the hull have
become
more sleek and are beginning to resemble the hulls of the Clipper Ships
that appeared in the 19th century. The rigging and masting (with the
addition
of a royal yard) are also similar to the Clippers, so that it could be
said that the frigates were the fighting counterparts of the Clippers. |
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| New Bedford Whaleboat |
| This is a 1:16 scale, plank-on-frame
model of the improved
whale boat of the period between 1850 and 1870. This is the boat with
which
whalers rode the "Nantucket Sleigh Ride" after harpooning a whale. The
construction is smooth planking with batten seams rather than the
clinker
construction of earlier years. |
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Flying Fish
A 1:50 scale,
plank-on-bulkhead
model of a commercial fishing schooner built around 1860. This is
the type of vessel depicted in the novel and movie "Captains
Courageous."
It is an example of a fore-and-aft rigged ship, meaning that all of the
sails are rigged parallel to the keel of the vessel, making it possible
to sail very close to the wind. The main and fore sails are
rigged
with a boom and gaff, and the masts have become more raked (slanted). [close-up]
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San Felipe
I am presently working on this ship which was built in
1690. It
is a Spanish first-rate ship-of-the-line with 110 guns. Here are
some pictures of the in-progress work:
[bow view]
[stern view]
[side view]
[deck view1]
[deck
view2]
[sternquarter]
[deck view3]
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