Haratik Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) There are several things I must apologize for in advance: 1. The title is slightly misleading. The scans I will be posting are taken from the book "History of the American Sailing Navy" by Howard Chapelle. The scans are of vessels proposed and/or built for both the Continental Navy and the American Navy up to the year 1820. There are further sketches, sail plans, draughts, etc beyond that cut-off, should any request them, however, for the sake of avoiding arguments, I have not included them. 2. I was heartily disappointed to discover that the larger plans are on facing pages within the book, thus forcing me to remove the cover of the book and do the best I can to provide the most accurate scans possible; being an amateur with book binding, no easy feat. All of the plans on facing pages are tucked into the book spine itself and as such, the plans are slightly off in the middle and may require some guesswork. 3. Lastly, I realize some of the plans posted are more than likely already on the forums. I skipped some plans because I knew for a fact they were already on the forums, but I may have missed a few during the scan & upload process. Don't flame this poor lubber too hard. The plans I will be uploading range from small vessels such as schooners, galleys, brigs and sloops, up to frigates ranging from 28 to 44 guns, and finally plans for the American ships of the line up to, but not including the USS Pennsylvania, as the date on the plans for that particular ship are after 1820. Again, any particular requests for plans can be mailed to me via the forum messaging system. Fishnuts Edited November 24, 2015 by Hairy Fishnuts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) I have tried to be selective in what ship plans I post here, as there are many smaller vessels that are meant for shallow water work only, perhaps viable for shallow water port battles or smugglers? Brigs: USS Argus (1803) USS Oneida (1808) USS Syren (1803) Unnamed Brig Design (1815) Unnamed Brig Design (1815) USS Spark (1815) Cutters:USS Lee (1776) Galleys: USS Washington (1776) Unnamed Galley (1799) Gunboats: Gunboat Design #3(1804) Gunboat Design #4 (1804) Unnamed Gunboat (1804) Gundalows: USS Philadelphia (1776) Miscellaneous Vessels: Unnamed Galley-Gunboat (1803) Unnamed Trabacolo (1805?) Unnamed Sloop-Galley (1804) Unnamed Galley-Gunboat (1803) Unnamed Galley-Gunboat (1806) Unnamed Galley-Gunboat (1806) Unnamed Blockship (Year Unknown) Blockship Proposal (1806) USS Tchifonta (1815) Schooners: Schooner Design (pre-War 1812) Sloops of War: USS Wasp (1806) USS Saratoga (1814) Edited November 24, 2015 by Hairy Fishnuts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) USS Raleigh (1776) USS Hancock (1776) USS Virginia (1776) USS Confederacy (1778) USS Constellation (1797) & USS Congress (1799) USS Boston (1799) USS Philadelphia (1799) USS Essex (1799) USS Chesapeake (1799) USS New York (1800) Edited November 24, 2015 by Hairy Fishnuts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 (edited) USS America (1782) USS Franklin (1815) USS Columbus (1819) USS Ohio (1820) USS North Carolina (1820) & USS Delaware (1820) Edited November 24, 2015 by Hairy Fishnuts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Sounds very interesting, can't wait to see the plans that are to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Adams Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legioneod Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Very nice. Hope to see some more American ships in game one day including at least one sol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny Reb Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 You sure did leave out a lot of ships. I was planning to do the same thing but my scanner is broke. Do you plan on putting in the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 I don't know whether to take that as sarcasm Tommy or if you're wanting all the sketches in the book. Whatever doesn't apply can be moved to the History section of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 I've added as much as I can within the amount of time I can provide. Unfortunately, my net is going to get cut later tonight and it may be a few months before I can rejoin the testing community. JohnyReb has a copy of the book and whatever I have not added, he can add when he gets his scanner fixed, hopefully one of the moderators can add his contributions to the list. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmerican Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Yes please! An American 3rd rate would be very nice to have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Rice Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 cool cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean LaPointe Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Here is the North Carolina that I am currently working on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 Oh she's pretty. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 USS America - in love. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 USS America - in love. Can't recall if you saw, but here's the Admiralty model of her: (Unimaginative stern, but I guess it wasn't a big factor for them) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Is that the ship they gave to France? I wouldn't be opposed to seeing that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 That's the very one. Hardly any service between nations. Her Atlantic crossing was probably her longest voyage, but out of all the American 74's, she catches my eye the most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 An older-style (without the later flush-deck design) American 74? And a very good-looking one, too? Yes, please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 I can make a separate thread for her perhaps, or wait til there's another player vote toward the end of the year for new ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Looks really nice! By the way, is wiki correct regarding the armament? 18- and 12-pounders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Unfortunately so. I would hazard a guess, or rather a few, as to why: 1. The financial burden of the war, coupled with the primary focus being on land 2. A lack of casting facilities for the guns 3. Whatever pieces were ready available were probably all artillery pieces, and refitted for use on a ship, hence the relatively small size, which, on a battlefield, would fit in with the Continental Army. If I recall correctly, the Army severely lacked anything larger than 18's during the course of the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Makes sense. Any info what the french armed her with? Probably 24s and 18s, but maybe that was impossible due to the structural problems caused by rot. Wouldn´t mind seeing this ship ingame, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 I would assume so. I'm at work, and a brief search through my phone reveals little more than what the wiki states, only echoed across 2-3 other sites. She did serve at least three years in French service, so she must have been rearmed, as I doubt the French would let a 74 go willy nilly with inadequate firepower. I did find this though, gave some more detail on her: http://3decks.pbworks.com/w/page/916130/USS%20America%20(1782) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Valkenburg Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Can't recall if you saw, but here's the Admiralty model of her: (Unimaginative stern, but I guess it wasn't a big factor for them) I know most prefer something more ornate and "European," but I prefer the simple elegance of American-built ships. The motto of USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) comes to mind... "Built to fight." I can only imagine how frustrating it was for John Paul Jones to watch his new ship get built than immediately given away to France... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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