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HMS Nymphe vs. Cléopâtre, 18 June 1794

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La Cléopâtre. Battered and bruised in battle. Mizzen gone, and flag being taken down by British boarders. Next phase: the diorama with HMS Nymphe (18th of June 1793)

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That's such a masterful scene. The holy sails add considerably, though the gunners must have been way off to hit that top sail. - maybe the attacking ship rolled at the time?
And - this is a not criticism, but an observation - with so much shot in the air - may be expecting holes in the ship's sides, and in the ratlines - attributes that I cannot recall having seen anywhere.

I'm full of admiration for what you have achieved in that scale, and the standard of the depiction. Don't those comments be misinterpreted as anything but a report on 'first impressions'

Jim
 
Jim Fortnam said:
That's such a masterful scene. The holy sails add considerably, though the gunners must have been way off to hit that top sail. - maybe the attacking ship rolled at the time?
And - this is a not criticism, but an observation - with so much shot in the air - may be expecting holes in the ship's sides, and in the ratlines - attributes that I cannot recall having seen anywhere.

I'm full of admiration for what you have achieved in that scale, and the standard of the depiction. Don't those comments be misinterpreted as anything but a report on 'first impressions'

Jim
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Jim, no offences, here some of my interpretations from the (contemporary) sources. Shots must have been way off, indeed... I'm trying to recreate Pococks painting, and he depicts quite some damage in the top and topgallant sails... The damage to the hull was mostly confined to the mizzenmast and starboard quarters, as I did in the model. Mind you, the guns were only 12pdrs. The contemporairy descriptions don't mention too much structural damage. Both ships were quicly put back in service after this battle. There was quite a choppy sea off Start Point, that might also account for the high shots...
Glad you like the models!
 
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