AL Herminoe plank on bulkhead wooden ship

[philo426]

Cut the upper gun ports and painted the inner bulwarks red.

 

[Tom Brennan]

Is this the Hermione of the famous mutiny?

 

[philo426]

No you are thinking of the Bounty with Capt Bligh!My model is a frigate similar in layout to the Constitution.

 

[Tom Brennan]

I'm thinking of the bloody mutiny aboard the British frigate HMS Hermione in which it's captain, a sadistic swine (unlike Bligh, who wasn't a cruel man and gets a bum rap) and many other officers were killed, many chopped to bits with cutlasses and boarding tomahawks. The mutineers sailed the ship into a Spanish port and sold the ship to the Spanish who renamed it; the British later recaptured it in a bold cutting out expedition. Interesting story.

 

[philo426]

Well unless she was captured (the kit has a French Flag)I am not sure.I was not aware of the incident that you refer to.Clearly I must research this.THANKS for the HEADS up!

 

[philo426]

Well I checked Wiki and it states that there were two Herminoe s one French and one British. THE French shop ran aground and was destroyed by the weather .The British Frigate was the ship involved in the mutiny.

 

[Tom Brennan]

OK, thanks.

 

[philo426]

Thanks,I ordered a book from my library detailing the incident.The Black Ship by Dudley Pope.

 

[Tom Brennan]

Thanks,I ordered a book from my library detailing the incident.The Black Ship by Dudley Pope.

Sounds good. I first read about the Hermione mutiny in this book...
https://www.amazon.com/Mutiny-Histo...&qid=1491600403&sr=1-19&keywords=naval+mutiny

 

[philo426]

Kind of freaked me out that I am 52 and a history buff but have never heard of this incident.

 

[philo426]

 

[richamor]

I always admire folks that have the talent and patience to do things like this. Thanks for sharing and please.......keep posting progress!!

 

[philo426]

Thanks !I will keep posting progress reports.

 

[JLange2010]

Re the British mutiny incident, I think there was a reference to it in the O'Brien Aubrey/Maturin series. It's been a few years since I last read them, so I may be recalling incorrectly.

 

[philo426]

Yes I just read the book and it was a nasty incident. Most were punished many by hanging from a yardarm!.

 

[philo426]

Ok more details installed on the deck and put n the lower fore mast.

 

[philo426]

Thanks!