Ned Loe Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 'Confederacy' Ship Plans: https://drive.google...ZTA&usp=sharing USS Confederacy was a 36-gun sailing frigate of the Continental Navy in the American Revolutionary War. She was launched 8 November 1778 at Chatham (Norwich?), Connecticut, and towed to New London to be prepared for sea. From 1 May to 24 August 1779 she cruised on the Atlantic coast under the command of Captain Seth Harding. While convoying a fleet of merchantmen, on 6 June, she and Deane captured three prizes, drove off two British frigates and brought the convoy safely into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On 17 September 1779 Confederacy was ordered to carry the French Minister and his family back to France. Later John Jay, the first American Minister to Spain, his secretary, and family were added to the passenger list. During the passage on 7 November 1779 Confederacy was completely dismasted and almost lost, but managed through the skillful seamanship of Captain Harding to reach Martinique early in December. After repairs, she returned to convoy duty. While homeward bound from Cape Francois in the West Indies in 1781 with military stores and other supplies, Confederacy was forced to strike her flag to the British ships HMS Roebuck (44) and Orpheus (32). She was subsequently taken into the British service as HMS Confederate. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hmm, a nice, early American 36. I wouldn't mind seeing that in-game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uldo Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 USS Confederacy 36 guns 1778 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Confederacy_(1778) USS Hancock 32 guns 1776 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hancock_(1776) USS Essex 32 guns 1799 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_(1799) - there is already a topic with same exact plans as mine but I have one more picture American Privateer Oliver Cromwell 24 guns 1777 http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=19093 Here are the planshttps://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1xK8yroHPifTU9NWFNoazZsZTA&usp=sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 USS Confederacy 36 guns 1778 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Confederacy_(1778) USS Hancock 32 guns 1776 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hancock_(1776) USS Essex 32 guns 1799 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Essex_(1799) - there is already a topic with same exact plans as mine but I have one more picture American Privateer Oliver Cromwell 24 guns 1777 http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=19093 Here are the plans https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1xK8yroHPifTU9NWFNoazZsZTA&usp=sharing Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austrum Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Fantastic. Nice American Frigates. Would be a good addition to fill out the American lines a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchurkjeBoefje Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 A lot prettier than the later US super-frigs! This one looks elegant. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arvenski Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 A lot prettier than the later US super-frigs! This one looks elegant. Very nice. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 She seem very scary, and she would fit well as a pirate ship in my mind :3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 It looks like it has ports for oars. Damn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Sorry to bump an old thread, found some more detailed plans on the Confederacy:http://www.dlumberyard.com/Plans/confederacy.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maturin Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Are those little outhouses built into the beakhead bulkhead? Hull like a frigate, shithouse like a ship of the line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Admiralty plans for Confederacy, as taken: source: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/82329.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikard Frederiksen Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 What a lovely little 36-gun Frigate. I wouldn't say no to its inclusion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAmerican Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Would be a nice 12 pounder for the US! Wonder how fast she was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragger Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) It looks like it has ports for oars. Damn.... Oar-assisted frigate. Origins come from 1670s such as the HMS Charles Galley. Not a surprising throwback design considering these frigates had to operate in dangerous narrow harbors and rivers for berthing and hide in coves and other treacherous places abroad during the American Revolution. Edited August 11, 2016 by Cragger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haratik Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 A frigate that can possibly be an exception to shallow water port battles or have a slight speed boost into the wind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Loe Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BungeeLemming Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 A 12 pounder frigate in between brigs and sloops of war. Sound like another "1st rate dilemma" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 (edited) Found a paper with a great deal of additional information on Confederacy. I had not quite realized that she was very large and heavily built for her time (160 foot gundeck!), especially compared to contemporary British frigates of similar armament. In fact, after her capture, the Brits noted she would be more appropriately armed with 28x 18pdrs, and--although misunderstanding the history of her construction--that she could have been "easily converted into a Ship-of-the-Line, for which she was first intended, her Keel and lower Timbers being equal to our Sixty-fours." Unfortunately, her hull was found to have suffered significant detioration from the use of green timber in her construction and neither of these ideas was pursued. http://www.thenrg.org/resources/articles/Continental Frigate Confederacy by Douglas Robinson.pdf Edited December 31, 2016 by akd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) Nice comparison (forgive the "USS"): Edited January 2, 2017 by akd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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