Saturday, 26 November 2016

Help. Jack's Ship - a Birthday present

Jack's daughter Helen bought him this model ship for his 87th birthday.  She found it on ebay and the story goes that a young couple found it in the loft of the house they moved into.  
  


 The ship doesn't have a name on it and Jack would like to find out if it is modeled on a particular ship.  It is very well made and detailed, so whoever built it took a lot of care and effort to get things right. 





 It doesn't have a figurehead so we were wondering if it is French?


The ship has 50 guns above and below beck. 

 If any one has any idea please let us know, Jack would be very interested.
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  1. joppy26 November 2016 at 11:29

    I can't help with the ID, but have a suggestion. There is a model boat forum full of experts called Model Boat Mayhem. Free to join. Put the pictures on the appropriate section of the forum and let the readers take it from there. Someone will know the answer.

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  2. jhnptrqn26 November 2016 at 11:50

    Is the any decorations on the stern? Ships would often have decorations that made it easy to identify.

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  3. Paul´s Bods26 November 2016 at 12:42

    Looks a lot like the 50 gun Frigate, HMS Vernon.

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    1. Paul´s Bods26 November 2016 at 12:58

      PS..forgot to say it´s a lovely looking ship.
      What´s it made of.. plastic or Wood? and..what scale is it, roughly ?
      I´ve done a lot more searching..and, even though I´m definately no expert on sailing ships, it Looks very much like an english Frigate..the configuration of the gun ports. The annoying bit with IDíng it is it having no figurehead.

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    2. Paul´s Bods26 November 2016 at 13:17

      ...or...The Frigate USS Constitution..but she had 52 guns(?)

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  4. Phil26 November 2016 at 13:16

    Very nice, wonderful details!

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  5. ColCampbell5026 November 2016 at 15:41

    As she has carronades on the upper deck bow and stern, I would suggest that she is not French.

    But she is a very well-made model.

    Jim

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  6. Matt26 November 2016 at 22:23

    I think it is an old Billings Boats kit of the USS Constitution - my Dad used to make them when I was a lad.

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  7. BrianW26 November 2016 at 22:51

    Looking at the head and the carvings on the taffrail, I would say this is a model of the USS Constitution. A picture of the stern would let us say for sure.

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  8. ABC Wargamers2 December 2016 at 14:20

    Thank you all for your comments. Jacks wants you to know how pleased he was to hear from so many of you.

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