Admiral's Barge 1/350 scale

Julián Fernández de Sevilla Campos of ModelJShip has made for me a scratch-built Admiral's barge for use with my 1/350 scale Zvezda Armada. 

The idea came from the Sir Oswald Brierly painting "The Spanish Armada Sailing from Ferrol" of which I own a David Law engraving (see earlier Armada posts). This picture shows a barge rowing towards the bow of the San Martin. The idea was to build a barge for Admiral Medina Sidonia befitting his exalted station. Here is the barge as per Sir Oswald:

Julián came up with the idea of using two Langton 1/300 metal barges to create the length necessary for this model.

He then added the Admiral's quarters in the stern, rigged the boat and added a crew of converted Langton 1/300 sailors. The finished result is a unique and very fine addition to the ships he has already built for my 1588 collection. The photos are all the work of Julián.

This boat went through several iterations. Thanks to some helpful criticism at the Anchorage website and TMP, plus Julian's insistence on perfection, I present, the new Admiral's barge of Don Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y de Zúñiga-Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada.

Chaloupes, Chasse Marees and other small craft

The Jersey Maritime Museum features an interesting collection of small un-rated vessels from a Cutter down to a Peniche. Photography was very difficult in a darkened room through a glass case but I hope these unusual small boats will be of interest.

HMS Cruizer (1797)

A fine model of the brig-sloop HMS Cruizer (1797) can be found at the Jersey Maritime Museum in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.

The Cruizer (aka Cruiser) was the first of a class of 105 such brig-sloops. She was armed with 16 x 32 pounder carronades and 2 x 6-pounder chase guns. The model appears to show her as originally equipped, with 18 x 6 pounders.

The details of the crew and dockside are very fine indeed.

The Museum is located in a series of preserved warehouses and contains many interesting exhibits concerning Jersey's long maritime history.

1848 Tops'l Schooner, the revenue cutter "Californian"