"The CSS Governor Moore " Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Nov 2013 3:32 p.m. PST |
"This vessel was formerly named Charles Morgan, after the founder of the Southern SS Company who owned her. The wooden sidewheel steamer was built at New York in 1854 as a schooner-rigged vessel fitted with a lowpressure, walking-beam engine.
In mid-January 1862 she was seized at New Orleans by Confederate Brigadier General Mansfield Lovell. Renamed after the Louisiana state governor, she was given a reinforced bow for ramming by adding two strips of railroad iron along her length. Pine timber and a large number of cotton bales were added to protect the boilers, which stood well above the waterline.
She was the larger of two cottonclads owned by the state of Louisiana, who also operated them. She was captained by Lt. Beverly Kennon, who was serving without pay as a commander in the Louisiana Navy…"
From here
link Are there any model in 1/72 of this ship you can recomended? Many thanks in advance for your help. Amicalement
Armand |
| deephorse | 15 Nov 2013 5:32 p.m. PST |
Do you intend to fight ACW naval in 1/72? |
| badwargamer | 15 Nov 2013 11:25 p.m. PST |
I don't think there are Armand. It was one of the ships on my list of card models to design, but it's on the back burner at the moment! |
| Tango01 | 15 Nov 2013 11:30 p.m. PST |
No my friend.
But there are friends of mine that are fan of ACW Naval and ask me.
So, I ask to my fellow members here. Thanks for your guidance. Amicalement
Armand |
| Kazziga | 17 Aug 2014 1:46 p.m. PST |
It's an old thread, but I thought I'll post it here.
Check this link:
link This paper model is already test built and I hope it will be available soon. It's 1:200, but with some luck you can upscale the parts ;-) |
| Kazziga | 15 Oct 2014 10:44 p.m. PST |
Paper model of the Governor Moore is available now: link |
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finds bridges to match the river sets.