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Re: My Ships
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lugnet.pirates
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Thu, 27 Mar 2003 02:22:47 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richie Dulin writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Alex Polimeni writes:
> > In lugnet.pirates, Don Cox writes:
> > > what does a bomb ketch look like? • <snip>
> > a bomb ketch is a cumbersome ship that has only three guns on each side. its
> > sails are large and unweildy. lugsails, i think they are called. however, its
> > main armorment is two large mortars in the center of the ship. they fire the
> > the mortars into the air, and when they come down....they explode. Bomb ketchs
> > can-if they hit- destroy or set aflame a ship with one shot.
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> Here's a link to a scale model of a bomb ketch:
> http://www.historicships.com/TALLSHIPS/Amati/BombKetch.htm
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> A bomb ketch is rigged as a ship, but without a formast (ketch = 2 masts).
> Possibly converted from a frigate or sloop, but more likely purpose built.
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> Historically, ketch's were for shore bombardment, not ship to ship action -
> it's very hard to accurately aim a mortar at a moving target... Though if a
> ketch could surprise a ship-of-the-line at anchor, things could become very
> interesting!
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> Cheers
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> Richie
Yeah, i know its not for ship action.
Like in Hornblower, he uses his bomb ketchs to rip apart a french
corvette-privateer at anchor in a bay.
my purposes for a bomb ketch is that the Privateer fleet in my storyline-well,
its base is the wreck of the fifty-gun Frenchman Poulette. they have made the
wreck into a fort with two mortars, and two thirty five pounders, which are
regular cannon that LEGO makes.
The bomb Ketch is meant to rip apart the Poulette.
I have decided to make 23 ships. this will consume all my bricks, but heck, for
two fleets and three slave ships-its a deal.
Well, may the wind be ever in your sails, and water under your bows.
HH
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