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I am currently drawing up plans for the steel-hulled wool clipper Peleus, of 1892. This does not mean that I intend to build it, but is just filling in time whilst waiting for the outcome of the insurance claim on the severely damaged model of the barque Gulf Stream, almost a month ago. This type of ship, although their general lines are far more pleasing to the eye than warships are rarely modelled on account of them being built for peaceful trading, rather than warlike activities. The "gunports" along the side were just decoration, and were painted on. They did not open, and certainly did not conceal guns. I began the drawing yesterday, and completed the hull profile today. The ship has three masts, and is square-rigged on all of them. She had a gross tonnage of 2,122. She was 277.5 feet long, 41.1 feet wide, and 24.1 feet deep.
Bob

Bob
