THE "REGENT" 1488 - HOBBIES old time ship plan

[Rob. T.]

• Grace Dieu (or Grace de Dieu), was a 600 or 1000 tons (bm) vessel launched at Chatham in 1488. She was renamed Regent the next year. In 1497 she was stationed in Scotland and under the command of Lord Willoughby de Broke.[1] In 1512, she was the flagship of English admiral Sir Thomas Knyvett. On 10 August 1512, she was destroyed during the Battle of St. Mathieu when Hervé de Portzmoguer, captain of Cordelière, sacrificed his vessel to sink Regent. The English were boarding Cordelière when her powder magazine blew up (some say it was deliberately ignited). Knyvett and Hervé both perished, along with more than 1,700 men, both French and English.

HMS Regent

Three vessels bearing the name Regent or HMS Regent have served England or the Royal Navy: Grace Dieu (or Grace de Dieu), was a 600 or 1000 tons (bm) vessel launched at Chatham in 1488. She was renamed Regent the next year. In 1497 she was stationed in Scotland and under the command of Lord...

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[dpktraf11]

Thank you for sharing, I see it is from 1954, nearly 70 years. Times have definitely changed but I can still see a person with drafting paper and a ruler trying to double or triple the size of the model from the original 7 1/4 to something much larger. Thanks again for sharing.

 

[Kilo66]

Grand old memories!

 

[Peter Gutterman]

This is just the kind of thing that would light a fire under me as a kid. I would go to my Dad for help and he'd jump right in for hours of father, son bonding.
let's see,1954...I was eight!
Thanks for sharing these treasures, I look forward to seeing them, very charming and nostalgic.
Not to mention the cinematically dramatic history. Que Errol Flynn!

Pete