"HMS Queen Charlotte. 1790" Topic
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| ModelJShip | 06 Jul 2018 7:25 a.m. PST |
HMS Queen Charlotte was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 April 1790 at Chatham. She was built to the draught of Royal George designed by Sir Edward Hunt, though with a modified armament. In 1794 the Queen Charlotte was the flagship of Admiral Lord Howe at the Battle of the Glorious First of June, and in 1795 she took part in the Battle of Groix. At about 6am on 17 March 1800, whilst operating as the flagship of Vice-Admiral Lord Keith, Queen Charlotte was reconnoitring the island of Capraia, in the Tuscan Archipelago, when she caught fire. Keith was not aboard at the time and observed the disaster from the shore. The fire was believed to have resulted from someone having accidentally thrown loose hay on a match tub. Two or three American vessels lying at anchor off Leghorn were able to render valuable assistance, losing several men in the effort as the vessel's guns exploded in the heat. Captain A. Todd wrote several accounts of the disaster that he gave to sailors to give to the Admiralty should they survive. He himself perished with his ship. The crew was unable to extinguish the flames and at about 11am the ship blew up with the loss of 673 officers and men. link link link More photos here: link |
| Memento Mori | 06 Jul 2018 8:09 a.m. PST |
Interesting story and a great model !! Thank you for sharing |
| 18CTEXAN | 06 Jul 2018 8:33 a.m. PST |
Julian, you are a "real master" of your craft!
Bravo!
Cheers from Texas |
| ModelJShip | 06 Jul 2018 1:24 p.m. PST |
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Stew art  | 06 Jul 2018 2:59 p.m. PST |
Looks gorgeous! now my model of the Queen Charlotte will never be the same… |
 Il Granatiere | 06 Jul 2018 11:19 p.m. PST |
I find really impressive your work…….. and I don't know where do you find such a big pen!!!! |
| ModelJShip | 07 Jul 2018 4:07 a.m. PST |
Yes, the pen works well. I add a link where I bought it ; ) link |
| Il Granatiere | 08 Jul 2018 3:05 p.m. PST |
You are a Master in every sense! |
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