daHeld Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Does anybody know the real ship the Frigate/Pirate Frigate is based on? The name "Cherubim" on the counter is in cyrillic, but there was no Russian Frigate by that name - at least not according to the book "Russian Warships in the Age of Sail". I find that a little curious. By the general outfit, she looks British, although the steering wheel is behind the mizzen mast. Are her plans available anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 (edited) She's a mix of designs, created by the developers. As I understand it, she's part Russian and part Chapman (Swedish). Edited July 17, 2016 by Arvenski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 She's a mix of designs, created by the developers. As I understand it, she's part Russian and part Chapman (Swedish). Only the Cyrillic on the stern is Russian. She's a Chapman frigate that some model company tried to dress up as British. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daHeld Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 I see. Thanks for the replies :-) Does anybody know something about the 3rd Rate 64-Gun ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Ingermanland? She's Russian. And historical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Henry de Eden Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The 3rd is a bellona with a different color scheme and guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 The 3rd is a bellona with a different color scheme and guns. Yeah, but the generic 3rd-rate is a 74-gun ship. I couldn't tell if he meant that or the Ingermanland, since he said 64. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daHeld Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Sorry, I got confused because of the 24 pounder armament... The Russian Ship is actually a 60-gun Fourth Rate, not a 64-gun Third Rate. There's actually a rather big difference between the two in the disposition of the armament (26 Guns on the gun-deck in a 64 and only 24 in a 60) and in the scantlings. By the way, the Ingermanland carrying 32pdrs is rather exaggerated... The Russians quickly realised she couldn't bear them without being slowly torn apart, so they swiftly exchanged them for 24pdrs... A 74 would always have carried 32pdrs (or 36pdrs in French ships)... So the 3rd rate seems to be a placeholder for a 64-Gun-Ship. Those were the ones with 24 pounders on the gun-deck... To the developers: What about an Agamemnon, eh? "Nelson's Favourite" would be really nice... Edited August 3, 2016 by daHeld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 To the developers: What about an Agamemnon, eh? "Nelson's Favourite" would be really nice... It's already in development, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daHeld Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 Thanks for the info! That's really good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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