10/24/2023 0 Comments War of 1812 us navy gunboat size![]() ![]() Paul was interesting in getting the kit plans, which are available for sale from Ages of Sail, which is just down the road from us. So, this last week, he and I have been back and forth on the phone about the subject, mostly discussing construction details, designs, and Amati kit. But, the subject came up again recently, and it sounds like Paul is interested in moving ahead with a build of one of these boats. But, Paul has seen the model I was working on, and we talked about the boats many times over the years. I’d started the model a long time back, but set it got set aside as many of my projects do. This is something I’ve always had an interest in, though my knowledge doesn’t really go past a couple historical books on the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars, and Howard Chapelle’s book History of the American Sailing Navy.Ī number of years back, my interest did lead me to buy the only available kit of a Jeffersonian gunboat, Amati’s Arrow Gunboat kit. Lately, his attention turned to these Jeffersonian gunboats. ![]() Paul has built a model of the War of Independence gunboat Philadelphia and small galley cutter Lee. And, yes, that’s technically into the Madison presidency, but we’re talking about the gunboat navy that took shape under Jefferson. Paul has been talking for some time about gunboats of the Jeffersonian navy. I’ve been a member of that group for at least 10 or 11 years. Paul Reck, who’s an accomplished ship modeler that runs the Hyde Street Pier Model Shipwrights club in San Francisco. ![]() ![]() So, this past week, I’ve been having a few conversations with Mr. ![]()
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