| Hi Terry,
Interesting about the bit of the old "Duchess." I am afraid interest in this sort of thing is fading fast. Most people in the UK now refer to ships as "boats" even if they are a quarter of a million tons and it is only occasionally I come across anyone who has any interest in square-rigged sailing ships. At present, I am building the wooden barque JHELUM, the hulk of which lies in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. I have included wood from the wreck of the JHELUM in the model. She was built in Liverpool, England in 1849 and the wood could also "tell a tale or two!" |