| Cacique Caribe | 04 Nov 2018 5:40 p.m. PST |
From "The Illustrated London News", February 1889:
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| 14Bore | 04 Nov 2018 6:07 p.m. PST |
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| Rich Bliss | 04 Nov 2018 8:25 p.m. PST |
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 Virtualscratchbuilder   | 04 Nov 2018 8:38 p.m. PST |
Yes. Probably before 1889 though. You can see a similar port and bulwark at the :009 mark in this youtube video of a model of the Constitution. YouTube link |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Nov 2018 8:46 p.m. PST |
Wow, were they still that high at that time in history, meaning around 1889? Dan
PS. I'd also like to know the name and class of this "British ship of war", if possible. Thanks |
| Coelacanth | 04 Nov 2018 9:20 p.m. PST |
Deck of USS Constellation, 1854 I suspect they may be "hammock rails", a pair of rails between which hammocks were stowed when not in use. The hammocks were rolled tightly and packed close together, the idea being that the canvas would offer a measure of protection from small arms, etc during an action. If memory serves, they were originally formed from U-shaped stanchions stretched with netting to hold the hammocks. The white canvas covers (seen in the photograph) would have been in place to keep them dry(ish). Ron |
| Cacique Caribe | 04 Nov 2018 9:39 p.m. PST |
I can't make out the numbers (measurements?) here.
Dan EDIT
Ron, wow, so they were really for the hammocks? I had no idea. Then again I had never seen railings that high before. |
 Bobgnar | 04 Nov 2018 10:20 p.m. PST |
Interesting uniform on the sailor in back right. Or is that a marine? |
| Coelacanth | 05 Nov 2018 6:47 a.m. PST |
This photo shows the older style of hammock rails aboard HMS Victory. Bonus fact: the neat row of buckets along the forward edge of the poop were filled with sand, which was used to fight fires. Ron |
| Coelacanth | 05 Nov 2018 7:02 a.m. PST |
More on-topic, here is a photo of HMS Warrior, a 9,000 ton ironclad launched in 1860. Ron |
| nnascati | 05 Nov 2018 10:46 a.m. PST |
Looks like the marine uniforms from 55 Days at Peking. |
| 14Bore | 05 Nov 2018 3:39 p.m. PST |
I was trying to look for a photo of the USS Olympia thinking it might be equal in the Time of the picture but didn't see anything good. |
| Lion in the Stars | 05 Nov 2018 7:07 p.m. PST |
Bonus fact: the neat row of buckets along the forward edge of the poop were filled with sand, which was used to fight fires. The sand was to make it hard to slip on the decks when they were covered in blood. You use seawater to put out fires on ship, you have all the water in the world right there next to you! |
| David Manley | 05 Nov 2018 10:45 p.m. PST |
Here's a photo of a person on the deck of the gunboat HMS GANNET in Chatham historic dockyard. She was built i 1878 and was typical of the kind of vessel used in anti slavery patrols.
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| Big Martin Back | 06 Nov 2018 3:09 a.m. PST |
To an earlier question – yes, it's a Royal Marine. |
| Cacique Caribe | 06 Nov 2018 6:29 p.m. PST |
Excellent info, guys. Much appreciated. Dan |
