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Re: her majesty's new sloop! HMS Tempest has arrived!
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lugnet.pirates
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Sat, 15 May 2004 04:13:50 GMT
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okay, as always, i always am trying to render my ships as historically
accurate as possible, so anything you guys can pick out, let me know.i looked
at many more ships, and i think my mast placement and sail designs are
accurate.
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Here’s some constructive criticism to start with, Steve: A “sloop” is by
definition a single masted ship (with one jib). Your ship is actually a brig.
Another thing you may want to change is the mast heights. The mainmast should be
higher than the foremast.
Seems like a very good ship. I’m looking forward to the gallery being made
public.
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| (...) respectfully, my reference books say that the term "sloop" is very ambiguous. originally, it had meant a single masted vessel, but that definition changhed over time. the definition of a "sloop of war" is a vessel captained by an officer with (...) (20 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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