Sella Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Ship plans:https://www.dropbox.com/s/iz492g80eow7kn3/Cacafuego_Tav_01.pdf?dl=0 Model from:http://shipmodels.net/models/cacafuego Could be the same ship as Candelaria Need info! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prater Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Make a mortar version and one without the mortars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 She's quite nice even without the fore and yeah what Prater said. Would be a nice addition to the bombard brigs and if the weapon slot allows have her use standard carriages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Strange name... "Caca" seems to mean the same thing in French and in Spanish.... Is it Caca + fuego (fire) ? Or does "Cacafuego" mean something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Yes, name is made up. Model is probably the bomb ketch La Candelaria. http://www.modelships.de/Verkaufte_Schiffe/La_Candelaria_1/La_Candelaria_I_eng.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 cacafuego = spitfire, in a liberal translation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I thought spitfires spit something else during WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sella Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 I thought it was the same ship as candelaria as well but the stern shape is slightly different. It might be because of the modeler. Will delete the name and keep it as Spanish bomb ketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I thought spitfires spit something else during WWII. They did, but also... HMS Spitfire ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Make a mortar version and one without the mortars. Bomb ketches tended to be pretty poor sailers. For sloops of war the British soon gave up on the ketch rig altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 They did, but also... HMS Spitfire ? I meant something else than... caca However, nice ship despite her name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 "Cacafuego" is literally "Shitfire" or "Fireshitter." I don't think any ship was ever christened as such, but the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción captured by Francis Drake in 1579 was apparently known by this nickname. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_la_Concepci%C3%B3n Also, Patrick O'Brian fictionalized the Spanish xebec-frigate El Gamo as "Cacafuego" in the novel Master and Commander. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethwill Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Yes. Names are not translated for many reasons They make sense in their mother language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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