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noobee captain · 08-08-2005

Duncan, you have more faith in me than I deserve!

HMS Kent

I think the best source of information is probably the Naval base at Portsmouth, the National Maritime Museum or someone in the Portsmouth MBC. Also, try the library for a book called Nelson's Navy by Philip J Haythornthwaite (ISBN 1855323346) or Nelson's Navy: Ships, Men and Organization, 1793-1815 (Conway's History of Sail) by Patrick O'Brien (ISBN 0851775217).

One book which looks very promising is A Short History of H.M.S. "Kent", 1653-1928. There also seems to be a picture of it on page three of The Royal Navy Day by Day by R.E.A. Shrubb (Editor) (ISBN 0750938919).

You can get a schematic of the types of ships from the Broadside website on Nelson's Navy. The Historical Maritime Society also has details on what it was like to be in the Navy in those days (but nothing on particular ships).

Not really my era or area of interest. You could try contacting text [email address]

who is a modeller of this era (I believe).

James

08-08-2005	#8 (permalink)
noobee captain Scale Model Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: East Kilbride, Scotland Real Name: James My Models: Lots of bits of paper and rubbish (according to my wife!) Visit noobee captain's Gallery Posts: 354	HMS Kent Duncan, you have more faith in me than I deserve! HMS Kent I think the best source of information is probably the Naval base at Portsmouth, the National Maritime Museum or someone in the Portsmouth MBC. Also, try the library for a book called *Nelson's Navy* by Philip J Haythornthwaite (ISBN 1855323346) or *Nelson's Navy: Ships, Men and Organization, 1793-1815 (Conway's History of Sail)* by Patrick O'Brien (ISBN 0851775217). One book which looks very promising is A Short History of H.M.S. "Kent", 1653-1928. There also seems to be a picture of it on page three of *The Royal Navy Day by Day* by R.E.A. Shrubb (Editor) (ISBN 0750938919). You can get a schematic of the types of ships from the Broadside website on Nelson's Navy. The Historical Maritime Society also has details on what it was like to be in the Navy in those days (but nothing on particular ships). Not really my era or area of interest. You could try contacting text who is a modeller of this era (I believe). James