Foudroyant

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Most of our younger members will not be aware of the Story of the Foudroyant

An 80 gun Man o War from Nelson's days

I hope I've spelt the name correctly and I'm not exactly sure of some of the basic facts too……….Food for the discerning Nitpicker!

Bob

At the moment, the opening picture fails to materialise

Back in a second…..

Edited By Bob Abell on 09/07/2016 08:23:08

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Nelson’s Flagship

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

The ship is well documented

I believe it was touring the UK as a tourist attraction, when it foundered on the beach at Blackpool, about 1897

The ship was a total write off and was left to the mercy of the public salvagers

It must have been a real treasure trove, with all the stuff inside……It even had the cannons on board

I'll leave the thread open for members to submit their own accounts of the ship

There was and still is……..A thriving business of making and selling furniture, made from the ship's timbers

No doubt, there are plenty of forgeries out there!

Bob

Has anybody got an example to show us please?

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Here is the ship, being devoured by the Souvenier Hunters!

But the sea must have done most of the damage

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Ahoy there, me Hearties! Ha! Ha!……In true Robert Newton / Long John Silver style!

This is an actual sail off the HMS Victory, in service on the ship at the Battle of Trafalgar!……..An absolutely frightening spectacle?

It fills me with genuine awe, when you see the number of cannon shot holes etc and think about the events of the day

Such good wisdom in keeping the sail for posterity?

Just look at the size of this Top Sail, compared to the people at the bottom of the photo!

Can you imagine……Sewing it together?…..and on what sort of  sewing machine?

It must have weighed about a 1000 lb!

Can you imagine, also, sailing across the Atlantic at 4 mph and back again, searching for the French Fleet?

Bob

 

Edited By Bob Abell on 18/11/2016 13:10:25

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

The same sail after a modern day nautical survey

Just look at the number of technical terms for the sail construction!

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Captain Bob

The moths were big back in Nelsons time.

Is Foudroyant your next project?

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Captain, yourself

Making this type of model is great fun, at first, but they soon go a bit off the boil later on!

I find the hulks that were around in the fifties, particularly interesting and awesome

Some existed as training ships for cadets

Even Great Eastern used a few as cable storage

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Another treat for the Nelson crew

Found an old picture of Southport Pier and spotted the Man o' War out to sea

Searching the net, it appears to be the Foudroyant before she sailed to Blackpool and was wrecked in a storm

Capt Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Captain Bob Nelson

The Foudroyants lower gun deck

Elf and Safety would have a great time in here.

It was a nice looking ship

Edited By Paul T on 29/11/2016 19:05:36

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Paul

Could have been a nice picture………What is the source?

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hi Bob

I had a quick Google.

There is quite a bit about this ship

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Paul

I can find general views, but no close ups at the moment

Can you post a link please?

Capt B

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

Try this Bing link images

Or this Google link images

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Many thanks Paul

All very interesting and awesome

Lord Collingwoods log of his part in the Battle of Trafalgar is a wonderful account of events

The Admiralty was well organised in those hectic far off times and very impressive

Great Britain were well and truly……..A force to be reckoned with and almost unbeatable

It`s a pity, the photos do not have much info about the subject

Finally…..I wonder what became of Foudroyant`s cannon at Blackpool?

Bob

[Bob WilsonParticipant @bobwilson59101]

Here is my model of a prison hulk. I am not really interested in Nelson's Navy, and a hulk was about as far as I could go in that direction as I didn't have to bother over much with all the decorations and guns etc.

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

My parting shot, mentioned the whereabouts of the cannons which were on the ship, as it was wrecked on the beach

Just found a remarkable old photo, showing them actually tumbling out of the wreck!

What a waste?

Bob

Edited By Bob Abell on 24/08/2017 18:40:55

[digitaltolks digitaltolksParticipant @digitaltolksdigitaltolks]

The old ships always inspired me! Thanks for the review.

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