Royal Barge
From
Chapman
, Plate XLVI, No. 2
The Barge
Built:
ca. 1750; Europe
Length:
54 1/4 ft.
Beam:
11 ft.
Draught:
2 2/3 ft.
Pairs of oars:
10
The Model
Scale:
1:24 (1/2 inch = 1 foot)
Plans:
from
Architechtura Navalis Mercatoria
by
Fredrik Henrik ap Chapman
, Plate XLVI, No. 2.
Originally published in Stockholm in 1768.
Length
31 1/4 in.
35 in (case)
Width
5 in.
8 in. (case)
Height
9 1/2 in.
13 in. (case)
Construction
"Dockyard" style construction.
Scratch build entirely from home-milled timbers of madrone, pear, apple, cherry, and boxwood.
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