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Posted by - Andrew Douglas
Post date - 09-07-2005, 02:19 AM
Folks,

Does anybody have information on books that are available which would assist in rigging the HMS Victory. I have some details off the intranet and photos, along with an article from Model Boat magazine. :coffee:
Posted by - wirewolf
Post date - 09-07-2005, 11:20 PM
Hi Andrew,
Try this book:
http://www.shipmodeling.net/vb_forum/links/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=86&catid=23&page=2

And these pages:
Victory site (you may be able to write to them and ask for info on the rigging)
http://www.hms-victory.com/
http://www.hms-victory.com/index.php?option=content&task=section&id=8&Itemid=49
http://www.hms-victory.com/index.php?option=content&task=category&sectionid=5&id=81&Itemid=37


http://www.nmm.ac.uk/searchbin/searchs.pl?exhibit=it1529z&axis=1124973073&flash=true&dev=

John
Posted by - Old Long John
Post date - 09-08-2005, 04:50 PM
The Anatomy of the Ship Series has a very detailed book called "the 100-Gun Ship Victory "
by John Mckay. I got a copy from Amazon and it has very explicit rigging details.
Cheers Old Long John
Posted by - moscarborough
Post date - 09-09-2005, 06:28 PM
There's also what I guess is now pretty much a classic: The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War by James Lees.
Michael S.
Posted by - tullins
Post date - 09-11-2005, 05:53 AM
You could also try the classic: The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships (http://www.shipmodeling.net/vb_forum/links/showlink.php?do=showdetails&l=96&catid=24) by C. Neapean Longridge that covers the construction of the Victory at 1:48 Scale. It has large sections on all aspects of the masting and rigging of this particular ship along with many photo's and diagrams.