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ROYAL WILLIAM
ENGLISH VASSEL OF 1° RANK OF 1719
History:
It has been launched in 1719 at Portmouth . It was the third ship with
this name , obtained by the risult of a previously demolished ship. Infact at
that time ,all usable material was used again.
The first Royal William , had been
nearly all built , by using elements salvaged from “ Price” vessel
demolition. Royal William had been a
remarkable ship in those days , we have evidence of six shipyard models , in
Museums and privare collections.
It was enrolled as first rank vessel , with the following
characteristics :
Lenght : mt. 68,58
Width: mt. 12,80
Draft: mt.
6,10
Displacement:
Tons 1600
Armament :
First battery N° 34 guns of 32 inches
Second battery N° 28 guns of 24 inches
Third battery N° 18 guns of 8 inches
The crew’ number was of 730 mens.
In 1782 “Royal William” took part in the navy operations which led
to Gibraltar’s liberation , and cooperated to the salvage attempt of Royal
George vessel , which , in that year , overturned in Spithead causing the
death of 900 persons.
In the end it was assigned as anchor-watch at Portsmouth , until 1813 ,
then demolished.
The ship’s conditions were still exceptional , though such a long
career.
In fact “The Naval Chronicle” of 1799 said:
“His temerable ship would have been demolished long ago , if the
King’s desire was contrary to it. The crew use call it “The Old Billy”.
Peculiar feature of this kit:
| BUILDING PLANS |
REF. 66/006 |
| CONSTRUCTION KITS |
REF. 99/006 |
| MAXIMUM LENGHT |
mm 1140 |
| HULL LENGHT |
mm 910 |
| MAXIMUM WIDTH |
mm 510 |
| HULL WIDHT |
mm 160 |
| MAXIMUM HEIGHT |
mm 950 |
| APPAREL / GUNS |
104 |
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SCALE
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1:70 |
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