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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.
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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.
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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.
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About the construction of the
HMS Indefatigable
model:
- Built from scratch
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Plank-on-frame
construction
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Copper-plated bottom:
individual copper pieces that were weathered unevenly to
create a realistic look (no paint, no fake lines.)
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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 2
real decks under the main deck. These
guns are not simple barrels inserted into a solid hull
like in cheap models.
- Authentic extensive rigging system comprised of many
different sizes of rope and features numerous blocks and
deadeyes
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The
pictures above show our fourth generation model.
Your pre-ordered model will be of our current
fifth-generation tall ship standard. Click for sample model.
39" long
x 32" tall $4,950
Shipping and insurance
in the contiguous US included. Other places: $500
flat rate.
27" long x 25" tall $3,925
Shipping and insurance
in the contiguous US included. Other places: $300
flat rate.
Illuminate the model in a
special occasion, dimly lit room:
$300. Powered by a
standard 9v battery hidden under the base for your
convenience.
Available on the larger
size only.
Model is built per commission only.
We require only a small deposit (not full amount, not
even half) to start the process. Click on this link for
lead time.
Don't be fooled by some
model makers out there who freely claim their models
"museum grade" or even "true museum quality. Their ships
are wrong on many counts. The hull is horrible. Some
parts are oversized yet others undersized. Plenty are
wrong; many are missing. Go here to learn more: what
to look in a
tall ship model.
ModelShipMaster.com produces the finest
and most accurate tall ship model in the world. We do not attach a name
to a ship's stern and say it is that ship. We
never cut the bowsprit and masts short in order to save shipping
cost. We refuse to paint copper color onto a wooden hull
to make a false appearance of a copper plated bottom.
Our guns under the main deck are 'real' and our boats
are real wood, not plastic casting. Ask stephensandkenau.com to confirm those features and
you'll be surprised they won't.
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