Malachi Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Dimensions (imperial) length 148' 3'' breadth 38' 7' draugth aft 17' draugth forward 15' 9'' distance of the meta center to true midpoint 2' 10'' (waterline) heigth of middle gunport above the waterline 6' 6'' length-to-breadth ratio 3,84 Armarment danish service 26 18-pounders 4 12-pound howitzers 14 6-pounders Crew 380 british service 26 24-pounders (Gover) 14 32-pound carronades 2 9-pounders Crew 264 Launched 1793, captured by the RN in 1807. Coverted to troopship in 1811. Capable of 10.6 knots close-hauled and 13 knots running free, although rather leewardly (performance of sister-ship Iris). Good, easy sea-boat. British captains trimmed her by the head, which is quite unusual and the danish design draughts indicate that was not the case in danish service (draft was almost 2 feet deeper overall in british service). Lovely french lines, fast, a cool figure-head and 4 bow chase ports...what´s not to like? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 What a beauty. Thanks for sharing. Perfect sister for our Frigate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 26 24-pounders (Gover) what exactlydoes that mean? beautiful ship. Just not my cup of tea if im dead honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 what exactlydoes that mean? beautiful ship. Just not my cup of tea if im dead honest Try this: http://tcmuseum.org/projects/governors-cannon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Gover (light) guns were initially developed to replace heavier pieces on aging SoLs. Of course the british soon started arming some of their 18-pounder frigates with them. They were more reliable than other light guns but suffered from a much higher recoil compared to conventional guns (Armstrong/Blomefield pattern) of the same caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Is it me, or does she have a really large rig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 It does look slightly higher than others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Whoa, nice find, Wind! That´s pic shows Freia trying to defend a danish merchant convoy against three britsh frigates and a sloop in 1801. She struck her colours after a 30 minute engagement (two danish and four british sailors killed) Is it me, or does she have a really large rig? Not for a danish frigate, no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRuyter Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 +1 nice find. Love to see plans with draught listed! IMO something needed in game. Was she captured at Copenhagen in 1807? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachi Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Was she captured at Copenhagen in 1807? Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I am currently modeling a nice 18 pounder frigate. The hull is good, the stern looks nice and done. Whats left are the decks which I have to invest some research into. I modeled the FC- gunports but they dont match with the upper decks. No cannon would fit where I modeled it. I am using the deckplans of her sistership and they - as explained - dont match her 100%. The headrails are WIP - Oh - if you can guess the ship I will add her name to the topic Mods: please dont spoil.. Armament: 26 x 18pd & 14 x 8lb (two ports on the FC are missing currently) https://skfb.ly/66MxX Enjoy edit: I know the little bugs here and there - some are corrected in my most recent progress for future readers: I originally didnt give a title and had a little quizz - Alex Connor got it spot on at last. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twan Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) Great work! and interesting.. the hull looks british-built.. so my guess for a 36 gun 18pdr... HMS Amazon? EDIT: Ah darn, 40 guns Edited March 29, 2017 by Twan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) Very nice. American 40-GUN FRIGATE CONFEDERACY (1778) ? Edited March 29, 2017 by Ned Loe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 10 minutes ago, Twan said: Great work! and interesting.. the hull looks british-built.. so my guess for a 36 gun 18pdr... HMS Amazon? What about the hull looks British? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twan Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, maturin said: What about the hull looks British? The angle of the hull on the waterline, the rather business like stern, the plump bow =) EDIT: the keel looks off though from the image I posted, not sure. Edited March 29, 2017 by Twan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRuyter Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Well I am going to say she is French because of the 8 pounders on the FC&QD. However most French 18lb 38/40 gun frigates had a main battery of 28 x 18 lbers. I did run across a French privateer designed by Sane called Aigle which had listed the armament above. Other suggestions would be a Hebe class or Minerve class as some had 40 guns (Melpomene). Pomone is also possible but again had 28 x 18 lb guns. @BungeeLemming is this on the right track? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 the french werent the only ones who used 8lb so not quite the right track edit: uploaded nicer version - bowrails still WIP on my local machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Pay attention to the upper works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Merrill Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 French Frigate Pomone by Bombelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 euh? Didnt I mention she is not french? But somehow the model is broken. And I cant upload her today and neither soon.. A pity. I made a bit work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) What about a Spanish frigate such as the Diana (1792), the Mahonesa (1798), the Santa Amalia (1772) the Minerva (1789), the Flora (1795)... ? I don't know if you could find such plans though... Edited March 29, 2017 by LeBoiteux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Merrill Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 No, you said that the French werent the ONLY ones who used 8-lb. cannons... HMMMMMmmmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I'm going to hazard a guess at her being either Dutch or Scandinavian in origin. Bungee doesn't strike me as the kind of guy that will model ships from the more popular nations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Connor Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Looks Danish to me, perhaps Freja or Thetis? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 >outch< bulls-eye. This is indeed the danish frigate Freia or Fraya or Fraia - whatever way they spell it.. Ive seen them all^^ Once you recognize the stern its easy. Strikingly danish design. Used by so so many frigates in those days. All sisters of freia have the same kind of stern - difference only beeing the nameplate. And maybe different windows with lesser divisions. And I actually use Thetis' deckplans to find out where the different bits and pieces belong to. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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