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HMS INDEFATIGABLE
model
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HMS INDEFATIGALBE.
HMS Indefatigable was a powerful
frigate, originally built in 1784. This famous ship is
always associated with Captain Sir Edward Pellew who,
many years later, became an admiral and was raised to
the peerage as Lord Exmouth.
Pellew took command of the HMS Indefatigable in 1795. At
that time he was the most distinguished frigate captain
in the Navy. Indefatigable's most famous battle was the
fierce engagement against the French Les Droits de
l'Homme, a 74-gun ship of the line. The battle ended
with Droits de l'Homme being driven onto shore in a
gale, all but 200 of her crew of 1,300 being killed.
Despite also being embayed and having damaged mast and
rigging, HMS Indefatigable was able to repair the damage and
beat off the lee shore, showing excellent seamanship.
In October 1804, HMS Indefatigable, commanded by Graham
Moore, with three other frigates intercepted a Spanish
treasure fleet carrying bullion from the Caribbean back
to Spain. Moore required the Spaniards to change their
course and sail for England. The senior Spanish officer
refused and a short fight ensued, during which one of
the Spanish ships blew up. The remainder surrendered and
were escorted to Plymouth. The value of the treasure was
over a billion in today's value.
HMS
Indefatigable was selected by C. S. Forester as the ship
on which his fictional hero Horatio Hornblower spent
most of his time as a midshipman in the novel Mr.
Midshipman Hornblower. The Spanish flotilla incident is
the one referred to by Forester in the novel Hornblower
and the Hotspur, although it would be expected for much
more to have been made of the matter bearing in mind
Hornblower's early career with the ship. This incident
also is also fictionalized in Post Captain, the second
of the Aubrey–Maturin series of novels by Patrick
O'Brian in which Captain Aubrey is in temporary command
of HMS Lively. HMS Indefatigable is also mentioned in a
novel by Alexander Kent.
About the construction of the
HMS Indefatigable
model:
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Plank-on-frame
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Copper-plated bottom:
individual copper pieces
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Blackened metal cannons and wooden carriage.
Under the main deck, all guns are "real" guns which
have proper barrels and wooden carriages which sit on a
real deck under the main deck. These
guns are not simple barrels inserted into a solid hull in cheap models.
- Authentic extensive rigging system comprised of many
different sizes of rope and features numerous blocks and
deadeyes.
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Sails: soft, realistic.
No dark trim, not bright white, no uniform shape that
looks like
plastic.
37 " long
x 27" tall x
10" wide $4,950
Shipping and insurance
in the contiguous US included. Other places: $500
flat rate.
27" long x 20" tall x
8"
$3,925
Shipping and insurance
in the contiguous US included. Other places: $300
flat rate.
Illuminate the model for
the special evenings:
$300. Powered by a
standard 9v battery hidden under the base for your
convenience.
Available on the larger
size only.
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