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Launch of the Ship "Twelve Apostles" 1841
Made by Master Korabel
Company: Master Korabel
Kit No: MK0304
Retail Price: 8.950.- Rubel
Available here: Get in touch with @Walterone
Description
42-foot longboat with 24-pound carronade (1841)
Ships of the 1st rank of the Russian Imperial Navy, such as the Twelve Apostles, Paris, Grand Duke Constantine and others were equipped with large 20-oar longboats 42 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 4 feet 4 inches deep.
In particular, a 20-weight longboat for the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, 120-weight. The ship "Twelve Apostles" was designed by the head of the Nikolaev Corps of Naval Engineers, Colonel I.D. Vorobyov, construction work was led by corps captain S.I. Chernyavsky.
Commander 120-gun ship "Twelve Apostles" captain 2nd rank V.A. Kornilov, the hero of the Battle of Navarino, enlisted the support of Vice Admiral M.P. Lazarev, to equip the longboat not according to the 1840 State, but with a “Plymouth boat”. Such sailing weapons, due to the larger sail area, allowed the longboat to develop high speeds comparable to yachts and tenders, which guaranteed the speed of landing, transportation of cargo and people. The presence of a 24-pound cast iron carronade with a constant ammunition load of 80 cores provided the landing force with the necessary fire support. In addition to the rowers, according to documents, the longboat could accommodate another 160 landing troops with full weapons. This made the longboat a separate combat unit.
In addition to the routine daily work of transporting people, delivering cargo and delivering anchors, the longboat participated in naval and boat exercises and races under sail and oars, and was actively used in landing operations of the Black Sea Fleet in the Caucasus. In 1847, the longboat was used to load ground troops onto a squadron for transportation from Odessa to Sevastopol. In 1849-1851 The longboat was used for reconnaissance during the cruising of the ship "Twelve Apostles" along the Abkhazian coast.
During the defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855. was assigned to the 24-hour division under the main command of Rear Admiral Wolfe to repel possible attacks by enemy fireships from the sea and to cruise no further than the line of sunken ships to observe enemy rowing ships.
Technical data
All parts of the kit are stored safely and tidily in the box.
Firts we check the content packed in the plastic building jig.
The jig itself.
Pushpins are part of the kit, I like that.
The rope. I can say straight away that this is the only thing I don't like about this kit.
Metalwork, blocks and turned brass coffee pins.
I personally like the Master Korabel blocks and the coffee pins are of very high quality (as almost everything in this kit).
Master Korabel is using 3D printing parts in their newer kits. The quality of the prints is very good.
Same for the, already blackend, metal parts.
Last but not least the usual brass wire and a small wood dovel.
Now it's on to the next bag with lots of small parts.
, flag, cannonballs, the caronade, stanchions, more blocks and more 3D printed parts.
Same for the carronade and the additional parts shown.
Made by Master Korabel
Company: Master Korabel
Kit No: MK0304
Retail Price: 8.950.- Rubel
Available here: Get in touch with @Walterone
Description
42-foot longboat with 24-pound carronade (1841)
Ships of the 1st rank of the Russian Imperial Navy, such as the Twelve Apostles, Paris, Grand Duke Constantine and others were equipped with large 20-oar longboats 42 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 4 feet 4 inches deep.
In particular, a 20-weight longboat for the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, 120-weight. The ship "Twelve Apostles" was designed by the head of the Nikolaev Corps of Naval Engineers, Colonel I.D. Vorobyov, construction work was led by corps captain S.I. Chernyavsky.
Commander 120-gun ship "Twelve Apostles" captain 2nd rank V.A. Kornilov, the hero of the Battle of Navarino, enlisted the support of Vice Admiral M.P. Lazarev, to equip the longboat not according to the 1840 State, but with a “Plymouth boat”. Such sailing weapons, due to the larger sail area, allowed the longboat to develop high speeds comparable to yachts and tenders, which guaranteed the speed of landing, transportation of cargo and people. The presence of a 24-pound cast iron carronade with a constant ammunition load of 80 cores provided the landing force with the necessary fire support. In addition to the rowers, according to documents, the longboat could accommodate another 160 landing troops with full weapons. This made the longboat a separate combat unit.
In addition to the routine daily work of transporting people, delivering cargo and delivering anchors, the longboat participated in naval and boat exercises and races under sail and oars, and was actively used in landing operations of the Black Sea Fleet in the Caucasus. In 1847, the longboat was used to load ground troops onto a squadron for transportation from Odessa to Sevastopol. In 1849-1851 The longboat was used for reconnaissance during the cruising of the ship "Twelve Apostles" along the Abkhazian coast.
During the defense of Sevastopol 1854-1855. was assigned to the 24-hour division under the main command of Rear Admiral Wolfe to repel possible attacks by enemy fireships from the sea and to cruise no further than the line of sunken ships to observe enemy rowing ships.
Technical data
- Scale: 1:48
- Length Overall incl. Spars: 500 mm
- Height Overall: 356 mm
- Width Overall: 81 mm
- Level: Intermediate to Advanced
- 1 x Sheets of lasercut plywood for a Jig
- X x light pear sheets, thickness from 0.8 to 5 mm
- 1 x maple veneer 0.6mm
- 2 x Sheets of lasercut planks
- 3 x Photo Etched Brass Sheets (0.5 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.2 mm)
- X x Metalparts
- 1 x Caronade
- X x 3D printed Parts
- X x 3 mm steel balls
- X x turned brass coffee pins
All parts of the kit are stored safely and tidily in the box.
Firts we check the content packed in the plastic building jig.
The jig itself.
Pushpins are part of the kit, I like that.
The rope. I can say straight away that this is the only thing I don't like about this kit.
Metalwork, blocks and turned brass coffee pins.
I personally like the Master Korabel blocks and the coffee pins are of very high quality (as almost everything in this kit).
Master Korabel is using 3D printing parts in their newer kits. The quality of the prints is very good.
Same for the, already blackend, metal parts.
Last but not least the usual brass wire and a small wood dovel.
Now it's on to the next bag with lots of small parts.
, flag, cannonballs, the caronade, stanchions, more blocks and more 3D printed parts.
Same for the carronade and the additional parts shown.
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