HMS Stirling Castle 1775

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5 October 1775 - Launch of HMS Stirling Castle, a 64-gun third rate Worcester-class ship of the line

HMS Stirling Castle was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 June 1775 at Chatham.


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Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration and name on the counter, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Stirling Castle' (1775), a 64-gun Third Rate, a two-decker, as built and fitted at Chatham Dockyard, and launched in June 1775. Initialed by Israel Pownoll [Master Shipwright, Chatham Dockyard, 1775-1779].
Read more at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81143.html#wO1abEMYBj8hJBpw.99

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Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the longitudinal half-breadths for the roundhouse (poop), quarterdeck, and forecastle deck, and the full upper deck for 'Stirling Castle' (1775), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as built and fitted at Chatham Dockyard, and launched in June 1775.
Read more at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81145.html#RO5WVbrAuc5p2dpl.99

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Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the longitudinal half-breadth for the gun deck (lower deck), and the full plan for the orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for 'Stirling Castle' (1775), a 64-gun Third Rate, two-decker, as built and fitted at Chatham Dockyard, and launched in June 1775.
Read more at http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/81144.html#rfZMLJXPt12PByHL.99

She was wrecked on 5 October 1780 on the Silver Keys, off Cap François, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of most of her crew. As the Massachusetts ship Aurora was sailing from Boston to Port-au-Prince she came upon the wreckage of Stirling Castle and was able to save a midshipman and four seamen


The Worcester-class ships of the line were a class of three 64-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade.

Ships
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 16 November 1765
Launched: 17 October 1769
Fate: Broken up, 1816

Builder: Chatham Dockyard
Ordered: 12 October 1768
Launched: 28 June 1775
Fate: Wrecked, 1780
Builder: Portsmouth Dockyard
Ordered: 12 October 1768
Launched: 3 September 1777
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1837
 
I like it, but I'm a sucker for ships with nice Sterns. I love the decorations, but the windows and decorations are a win win.. windows, decks and decorations I can hardly stand not having it to build.
 
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