The Frigate Diana (Anatomy of the Ship)
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (872 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0851773567 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
First published in 1987, this popular volume includes a new large-scale plan of the ship on the reverse of the extended fold-out jacket and over 100 perspective and three-dimensional drawings accompanied by in-depth descriptive keys and photos. Built in 1793 Diana was a typical British frigate of the period whose long and active career spanned virtually all of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In 1815 she was sold to the Dutch navy, which she continued to serve until destroyed by an accidental fire in 1839. The eighteenth century equivalent of the cruiser, the frigate was used for a wide variety of roles from fleet reconnaissance to patrolling sea lanes. Both accurate and impressively detailed, this volume is an essential reference for age of sail enthusiasts and modelers alike.
"Building an RC model sailing ship" according to Raymond D. Grosser. This book is invaluable for those who have done what I have done. In my Building a 1:2Building an RC model sailing ship Raymond D. Grosser This book is invaluable for those who have done what I have done. In my Building a 1:24 scale model of a three masted Frigate from an SC&H kit I found the detail drawings and sail patterns absolutely necessary.This book would help in modeling other kinds of ships as well, especially details for such things as pumps, rigging, carronades, cannon, deck fittings, and a host of other details.Highly recommended.. scale model of a three masted Frigate from an SC&H kit I found the detail drawings and sail patterns absolutely necessary.This book would help in modeling other kinds of ships as well, especially details for such things as pumps, rigging, carronades, cannon, deck fittings, and a host of other details.Highly recommended.. "Excellent quality!" according to Nikita Reymer. Order came in as described. Excellent quality!. "Great source for the model-maker and time-sink for the reader" according to Michael K. Smith. Any committed reader of sea novels set in the Napoleonic wars knows that command of a frigate was the dreamed-of assignment of every young and ambitious captain. Large enough to hold its own in one-on-one combat, small and agile enough to be sent on independent cruises instead of remaining locked into a battle line under the admiral's eye, a frigate was where adventure and fortunes were to be had, given personal abilities and luck. The DIANA was one of the few frigates for which ne