Hello everyone, I've been building model ships for about 40 years now and had a lot of fun doing it. I'm trying to find a kit or plans of HMS Temeraire, the 98 gun ship that fought at Trafalgar. There doesn't appear to be much information around about these second rates, probably because there were so few of them, but if anyone can help, I'd be most grateful.
Keep Well,
George
Hallo George,
first of all a warm welcome here on board of our forum.
HMS Temeraire (1798):
I guess the wikipedia page of this ship is well known by you:
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
but maybe not the Threedecks-page with some detailed information:
British Second Rate ship of the line 'Temeraire' (1798). Dates of service, name changes, previous and next incarnations, dimensions, armament, commanders, officers and crewmen, actions, battles, sources
threedecks.org
Details and list of Ships built to the Dreadnought Class design
threedecks.org
Ok, there were three ships build of the same class:
named sometimes Dreadnought Class or also Neptune class - HMS Neptune (1797), HMS Temeraire (1798) and the HMS Dreadnought (1801)
The HMS Ocean launched in 1805 and HMS Queen were already lengthened
Some
contemporary drawings of the class are still existing in the NMM, f.e.
Scale 1:48. Plan showing the body plan, sheer lines, and longitudinal half-breadth for 'Neptune' (1797), and later for 'Temeraire' (1798) and 'Queen' (1805) prior to the latter's lengthening. Alterations dated 1796 illustrated on the plan only apply to 'Neptune' and 'Temeraire', as 'Ocean' was ordered to be lengthened by 11ft 6 inches in July 1797.
Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the inboard profile for 'Dreadnought' (1801), a 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker, building at Portsmouth Dockyard. The plan was later used for 'Neptune' (1797), and 'Temeraire' (1798). The plan was also used for 'Ocean' (1805), prior to being re-ordered to a longer design.
Scale 1:48. Plan showing the bow inboard side elevation, stern quarter inboard elevation, a section through the bow at Station 24, and a section through the stern at Station Q for 'Temeraire' (1798), and later for 'Neptune' (1797), and 'Dreadnought' (1801), all 98-gun Second Rate, three-deckers. The plan also related to 'Ocean' (1805), prior to being lengthened 11 feet in 1797 to accommodate larger calibre cannon. A version of this plan with alterations in green ink was dispatched to the various royal yards in March 1792. The plan illustrates the proposed (and approved with alterations) manner of erecting a roof over the fore and aft part of the ship to protect it from the weather during construction.
Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the orlop deck with fore and aft platforms for 'Dreadnought' (1801), 'Neptune' (1797), and 'Temeraire' (1798) all 98-gun Second Rate, three-decker. The plan includes alterations from September 1796 to the store rooms and the construction of a shot locker under the orlop for 'Neptune' and 'Temeraire', as well as further alterations for fitting the magazine on the same ships in March and April 1797.
You can also find some more drawings but also a lot of paintings of the Temeraire:
Dreanought:
Neptune:
Ocean:
