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Re: Capstan Blocks
Russ---
NRG publication Ship Modeler's Shopnotes ? - not familiar with that publication -- does not seem to google ?? Can you scan some pics . etc . for us ? HOLD FAST !
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Gary,
Here are the pics as promised, hope they help. If you need a higher resolution just let me know.
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There are a number of affordable copies out there.
This is a book that should be on every serious modeler's bookshelf. Lot's tips, techniques, and valuable historical information taken straight from the pages of Nautical Research Journal. My copy is dogeared and has a broken spine from about 12 years of nearly constant use. :) http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Sea...notes&x=47&y=17 I'll scan some of the gun carriage stuff later this evening. Russ |
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07-21-2008, 08:30 PM
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Here are the gun carriage tables and a keyed illustration from Ship Modeler's Shop Notes. This is good for American and British ships. I would not know about anything for other nationalities.
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07-21-2008, 09:28 PM
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Hi Don --
many thanks -- I thought they might be stored on the mast in a vertical position -- nice to see it in the data -- thanks again HOLD FAST !
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07-21-2008, 09:30 PM
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Hi Russ --
yes , these pics are excellent - can I add them to the data list in my albums? HOLD FAST !
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07-21-2008, 09:42 PM
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Gary:
Many warships stowed boarding pikes vertically on the lower masts. This is how they stored those on the Constitution for instance. Davis' sketch might be correct, but I do not know what source he used for that. Add to that, he was talking specifically about a smaller flush decked vessel. On a larger vessel they might have had to make other arrangements for the capstan bars. Bottom line, there is really not enough information so far to know for sure how they were stowed. As for the gun carriage tables, that should everything you need to determine the size of any part of any standard British or American carriage circa late 18th century. Of course carronade slides are a whole nuther ball of wax. :) Russ |
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Russ --
yes I agree - cannonades are a "horse of a different color" ! -- lol HOLD FAST !
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Thanks Russ, that's great information. I recently purchased a copy of Treatise of Artillery by John Muller often referred to in many ship modeling books and he notes that the French cannons, shot and carriages were different because of the French measurement system compared to the English system.
For example a French 9 pounder shot measured 4.18 inches in diameter by English measurement but the French measurement was 3.93 inches. As a matter of interest an English 9 pounder shot measured 4.00 inches in diameter.
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