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 Rank: Pro  Groups: Registered
Joined: 18/03/2010 Posts: 121 Points: 359 Location: Waterlooville, Portsmouth. The home of HMS Victory.
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HMS Victory
Ordered: 14 July 1758
Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Laid down: 23 July 1759
Launched: 7 May 1765
Commissioned: 1778
Honours and
awards: Participated in:
First Battle of Ushant (1778)
Second Battle of Ushant (1781)
Battle of Cape St Vincent (1796)
Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
Status: Active, preserved at Portsmouth, England
50°48′06.52″N 1°06′34.5″W / 50.8018111°N 1.109583°W / 50.8018111; -1.109583Coordinates: 50°48′06.52″N 1°06′34.5″W / 50.8018111°N 1.109583°W / 50.8018111; -1.109583
General characteristics [1]
Class and type: 100-gun first rate ship of the line
Displacement: 3,500 tons (3,556 tonnes)
Tons burthen: 2142 tons (2176.4 tonnes)
Length: 186 ft (57 m) (gundeck),
227 ft 6 in (69.34 m)(overall)
Beam: 51 ft 10 in (15.80 m)
Draught: 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m)
Depth of hold: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Propulsion: Sails—6,510 sq yd (5440 m²)
Sail plan: Full rigged ship
Speed: 8 to 9 knots (15 to 17 km/h) maximum
Complement: Approximately 850
Armament: Trafalgar:
Gundeck: 30 × 2.75 ton long pattern Blomefield 32 pounders (15 kg)
Middle gundeck: 28 × 2.5 ton long 24 pounders (11 kg)
Upper gundeck: 30 × 1.7 ton short 12 pounders (5 kg)
Quarterdeck: 12 × 1.7 ton short 12 pounder (5 kg)
Forecastle: 2 × medium 12 pounder (5 kg), 2 × 68 pounder (31 kg) carronade
Marines armed with muskets
Armour: None, although oak hull thickness at waterline 2 ft (0.6 m)
Notes: Height from waterline to top of mainmast: 205 ft (62.5 m)
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 Rank: Vice-Master  Groups: Registered
Joined: 13/10/2011 Posts: 851 Points: 2,628 Location: Leeds, Yorkshire
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Hi Paul
It would be useful if you could quote your source for the above.
According to the facts and figures on the official Victory website, the guns on the upper gundeck were long 12pdrs, rather than short.
This might sound pedantic but we have already had a post on this forum debating whether or not modelling at the scale we are using should recognise the difference in demensions between different gun patterns.
Mike T
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 Rank: Newbie Groups: Registered, registriert Joined: 14/05/2010 Posts: 3 Points: 9 Location: UK
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Hi Paul and Mike T,
It is maybe pedantic of me to worry about the weight of the guns on whatever deck but at the end of the day we are are building a model, a representation of "H.M.S Victory" - we are NOT rebuilding the bl**dy thing in full scale.! Lighten up and enjoy the moment.
Regards
Simon
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