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With a lot of time in a businessmans' motel coming up and an itch to build something small I've decided to try to build a model of the 1585 ironclad Finis Belli, built for the siege of Antwerp
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Schip_Fin_de_la_Guerre.jpg
With only that engraving to go on this is definitely a model that Mr. Chapelle-that old crank- would say should not be built. But I like it and it's my boatyard. After staring at the hull for a while it began to look a lot like a modern Dutch "Fries Jacht"-
http://www.windenwater.nl/Hommel/
Scroll all the way down for a picture of the whole boat, but there are alot of good boatbuilding pictures on the way down. Even the tumblehome almost matches the Finis Belli. I figure I can start with the lines of a Fries Jacht, lengthen it a bit and get to a shallow draft round ended barge. Once I get some decent drawings done it should be a relatively straightforward project. Simple superstructure and not a lot of rigging. Also, not a lot of references. Just about everything I've found is based on the engraving and some ca. 1890's magazine articles. If anyone knows of anything else I would like to know! I think the middle two in that forest of masts were only there to mount the fighting tops. The 16th Century is a dimly lit period in maritime history which is one of the things that makes it interesting. And I get to put cannon with large wheels on it too!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Schip_Fin_de_la_Guerre.jpg
With only that engraving to go on this is definitely a model that Mr. Chapelle-that old crank- would say should not be built. But I like it and it's my boatyard. After staring at the hull for a while it began to look a lot like a modern Dutch "Fries Jacht"-
http://www.windenwater.nl/Hommel/
Scroll all the way down for a picture of the whole boat, but there are alot of good boatbuilding pictures on the way down. Even the tumblehome almost matches the Finis Belli. I figure I can start with the lines of a Fries Jacht, lengthen it a bit and get to a shallow draft round ended barge. Once I get some decent drawings done it should be a relatively straightforward project. Simple superstructure and not a lot of rigging. Also, not a lot of references. Just about everything I've found is based on the engraving and some ca. 1890's magazine articles. If anyone knows of anything else I would like to know! I think the middle two in that forest of masts were only there to mount the fighting tops. The 16th Century is a dimly lit period in maritime history which is one of the things that makes it interesting. And I get to put cannon with large wheels on it too!