There were variations throughout the fleet for many things, but from what I could find, the following was probably the norm.
Masts were usually made of pine or spruce and treated with preservative treatments like Stockholm tar. While the hull was painted, the navy rarely authorized painting the wooden masts themselves during this period.
There are hundreds, if not thousands of photos of rigged models on the RMG Collections website for some ideas on what was done. A couple examples are below
Allan
Masts were usually made of pine or spruce and treated with preservative treatments like Stockholm tar. While the hull was painted, the navy rarely authorized painting the wooden masts themselves during this period.
There are hundreds, if not thousands of photos of rigged models on the RMG Collections website for some ideas on what was done. A couple examples are below
Allan