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The corvette Reprendre
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Tue, 15 Mar 2005 04:58:40 GMT
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Reprendre
“…a big ship rigged privateer, ten guns a side, flush decked… what the Frogs
call a corvette…. a twenty gun corvette under a good French captain was a
serious menace…”
- CS Forester “The Commodore”
On a glassy sea…
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Off the starboard bow.
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Capitaine Legeaux
on the quarterdeck
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Gun ports hiding
the ten gun broadside
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From the masthead of
a neighbouring frigate,
no doubt…
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The stern
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The bow, with detailed
yellow bloused figurehead.
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The privateer Reprendre is the latest from Port Brique yards.
Inspired by some the recent work displayed on .pirates, the Reprendre
represents a return to shipbuilding for me, and incorporates several
improvements over my earlier large (4 centre section+) vessels: the
Eponine II, the Misérable and the HMLS Intractible. The hull curve is
more graceful (ala Stephen Rowe’s work) and the tops more substantial
(Kurt Baty’s work). And the colour scheme is very traditional (I have
yet to apply the Baty-esque electrical tape though).
I’m happy with the outcome, and although Reprendre has used up a goodly
portion of my shipbuilding supplies, there’s more being planned...
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Thanks for credit! (...) Richie, I like it a lot, but I think your bow good be better, it's too squaresh and the stem is to thick and not far enought forward of the keel. Your top deck forward should be even with the rise of the keel (the (...) (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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