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Scale 1 : 64, length 143 cm, width 53 cm, height 102 cm, More photos: of entire ship, of details. Click on the photos for high resolution pictures! The 74 gun ship of the line HMS Wellesley of 1815 HMS Wellesley was built by the East India Company at Bombay and launched on 24th February 1815 as a 3rd rate 74 gun ship of the line. She was named for the Duke of Wellington. She saw active service in the Far East on several occasions. She participated in the First Opium War, which resulted in Britain gaining control of Hong Kong. Afterwards she served primarily as a training ship, until in 1940 she was severely damaged by a German air raid and sunk. She was raised in 1948, beached and broken up. Her figurehead was taken to Chatham Dockyard, where it still stands. There is some more information on HMS Wellesley in Wikipedia. The HMS Wellesley model, photos, description and dimensions The ship model was built with the sails set like the ship being on starboard tack in quartering wind. The fore sail and main sail are clewed up to allow for a better view on the upper deck and the very detailed, impressive rigging. The gun ports on starboard are closed, the port guns are run out. The model was built to plans of Harold A. Underhill. Please take your time to have a good look at the set of photos. There are several views of the entire ship model taken from all directions, and several closer views of hull, deck and rigging. If you click on a photo you will get that photo in high resolution. Only these high resolution photographs show how much work and handicraft ability were put in the model. Viewing the high resolution photos: If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox, press F11 to minimize navigation bars and have a larger screen with the photos. The high resolution photos are about 12 megapixel. So they are about 5 - 15 times larger than your 0.8 - 2 megapixel computer screen. Most browsers by default downsize the pictures to screen size, so you cannot see all the details of the ship models. To see the original resolution move the mouse over the pictures and click on the magnifying lens. This model of the 74 gun HMS Wellesley is a very fine and diligent piece of work, especially in detailing the rigging. Having gun ports closed on starboard allows for a clear showing of the elegant hull lines. The ship model is 1 : 64 scale. Length is 143 cm, width 53 cm, height 102 cm. The ship is fixed to the stand by three screws from below. nthusiasts and model makers enjoy the photos and maybe get ideas or some guidance, if someone builds such a model by himself. |
