@kruat43 Yes, it was unfortunate that I got my best (2 camera) underway opportunity when the ship was in a rather reduced state. The biggest change from the latest refitting has been to remove her spar deck bulwark (the "wall" that surrounds her topmost deck) for 1/3 of her length, replacing it with iron bars that would hold bedding for drying or simple life lines.
@kruat43 at 1:04 you can see them pierside. Normally the ship isn't fully dressed like you might expect. Never been sure why, but if I had to guess it's to reduce environmental effects on the topmasts, spars, sheets etc. There's videos of the ship underway elsewhere if you want to see what that looks like.
seriously, those soldiers dont look more out of place than anything I can imagine
USMarineRifleman0311 4 months ago
take that HMS victory
USMarineRifleman0311 4 months ago
where are her masts and spars?
kruat43 8 months ago
@kruat43 SHe was being refit over the previous year or two. She is now in great shape, built to her War of 1812 specs.
usmarine1814 8 months ago
@kruat43 Yes, it was unfortunate that I got my best (2 camera) underway opportunity when the ship was in a rather reduced state. The biggest change from the latest refitting has been to remove her spar deck bulwark (the "wall" that surrounds her topmost deck) for 1/3 of her length, replacing it with iron bars that would hold bedding for drying or simple life lines.
SleepyTymeT 8 months ago
@kruat43 at 1:04 you can see them pierside. Normally the ship isn't fully dressed like you might expect. Never been sure why, but if I had to guess it's to reduce environmental effects on the topmasts, spars, sheets etc. There's videos of the ship underway elsewhere if you want to see what that looks like.
WCOG053 1 month ago
Ein wunderschönes Schiff.
divergent001 1 year ago