Ned Loe 3,873 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 La Grace Her construction is based on the plans which were published in Architectura navalis mercatoria from 1768 by a Sweedish admiral Fredrik Henrik af Chapman. He was probably the greatest ship constructor of all times who laid foundation to modern ship construction based on accurate building plans. Long before Ford he established a „flow production“ from prearranged parts and thanks to this idea he cut down the construction time 10x. Many war and trade ships were constructed by his plans. And on his plans are based all modern replicas of historical sailing ships from 15 to 18 century. La Grace was also renowned for her corsair activities. Especially well-known is her victory over two Spanish barques carrying sugar, tobacco and wine near the coast of Guatemala. Technical description Length of hull 23,8 m Max. length inkl. jib boom 32,3 m Width 6,06m Draught 2,8 m Displacement 125 t Sail area 364 m2 High of masts 25 m Crew 37 Plans: 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Surcouf 1,570 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Nice brig. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mass 77 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 ohh yes something that i miss seing and i liked that it was very like the. Lady Washingthon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_Masterviolin 338 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Wow; she's a beauty. I feel as though she would be a good trading vessel. One thing that sticks out to me is that she's fairly flat despite the noticeable stern and forecastles; not very curvy in comparison to the other brig models. I couldn't tell if she had armament or not looking at the plans, yet the photograph shows four gun ports- perhaps totaling at eight guns for the brig. How will this model be armed in-game, may I ask? Personally, I think the four guns per side would be great- enough to put up a bit of a fight versus an enemy but not enough to qualify her as a warship. Anyway- looks like fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Surcouf 1,570 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lAfYzvvCeCg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry2MUva5tw4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WewyNraYpjE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bCspUtXP61M https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GfjtGmBj7PU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F5PQrofrb4c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Surcouf 1,570 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 And bad video... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F0iK5mJgMRU Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mirones 904 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 dont worry she is still sailing around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elfounek 0 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I really love this ship. This was shot near Elba Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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