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Originally Posted by Windjammer 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!" |
Although most of my time is spent on sailing warships for American customers I do like the big steel hulled barques, I have plans for Cecilie by Underhill and an updated lines drawing (original is missing) by an Australian shipwright, also have a reconstructed set of plans for 'Pamir' by Malcolm Darch (professional model maker) who spent three months drawing them working from deck plans and other known data.
I have had thoughts on building a 1/96 scale model of the French bounty ship 'Loire' for which I have the plans at 1/150 which was another 4 masted barque built around 1892, I think the French bounty ships were some of the most beautiful steel hulls ever built with a nice sheer and the look of a thoroughbred about them.
Jhelum is in a pretty bad way these days and past salvage I think, whether she has the internal strength to withstand salvage is open to debate but she was solidly built, one that should be investigated I think is 'Lady Elizabeth' before she is too far gone for salvage, she is possibly the last deep water sail not claimed for restoration available now in anything like fair condition,
regards, Terry