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The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models Hardcover – February 15, 2013

by Robert Gardiner (Author)

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The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world. This book is the first in a series which will use selections of the best models to tell the story of specific ship types. Each volume reproduces a large number of model photos, all in full color, including many close-up and detail views. Although pictorial in emphasis, the book weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing an unusual and attractive form of technical history of the sailing frigate.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Naval Institute Press (February 15, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1848321600
ISBN-13: 978-1848321601
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.2 x 9.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #880,262 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #99 in Books > Arts & Photography > Vehicle Pictorials > Ships
- #639 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Military History
- #710 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Transportation > History > Ships

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A work which teaches much about Sailing Frigates and even more about ship models.

By Ned Middleton on January 27, 2013

Format: Hardcover

A few years ago, with no relevant training or experience whatsoever - except that of paying attention to detail, I built a scale model of the Thermopylae followed by a much larger version of Cook's HMS Endeavour. The results compared favourably to models built by those who style themselves `advanced modellers' and show off their efforts on the internet. As a result of that experience I have reviewed a small number of books which explain rigging and planking techniques - if only because I have a modest understanding of the subject.

This excellent work, however, is a book about the Sailing Frigate told through those historic models which are still in existence and, just as soon as I opened the book, I was unable to put it down. The underlying history of this particular genre of vessel is based on the scale models held by the National Maritime Museum - and what a collection it is too! Only now do I see the difference between the laudable efforts of the amateur and the precision provided by the various shipbuilders of the day who produced these scaled down versions of the larger size vessels they were using in a bid to sell their ships to the Royal Navy and beyond.

May I say, as a professional shipwreck historian, I was previously unaware of Frigates which were also equipped for rowing in addition to the normal complement of sail. A truly outstanding model - showing all 36 oars deployed, appears on the front cover and is fully explained on p.99. That, however, is just one example of many different models.

The book makes an excellent job of explaining the life of the Sailing Frigate.Read more ›

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Excellent reference book

By Dr. Ian Tizard on February 22, 2013

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Robert Gardiner has written several excellent books on the sailing frigates of the Royal Navy. This one is in effect, an annotated catalogue of the frigate models in the National Maritime museum. It explains through the beautiful photographs, the evolution of this ship type. It is an important contribution to the literature on this topic, mainly because it illustrates many models that have not been examined closely and which the NMM has not chosen to place on public display. I see it as a useful ship modeling resource, a source of ideas on potential new models, and a well illustrated text. I highly recommend it and look forward to other books in this series. The author has indicated that he plans to produce several more books of this type, each focusing on a different type of sailing warship. I recommend it strongly.

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Cover to cover color pictures of Admiralty models

By Walter P. Sinnott III on January 13, 2014

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I'm a professional model maker, aerospace (unfortunately), but whose true love the past 45 years has always been man-o-war models. Curiously enough, the more spacecraft I build the more fascinated I become with the technology of the wooden walls. Perhaps this is a counter-balancing mechanism. At any rate this interest in wooden warships has filled my library with many wonderful books by the most credible naval design authorities. Frequently the books in my collection featured images of the beautiful Admiralty style models. Sadly, the majority of the pictures were black and white. None the less, being such as I am, those photos further wetted my appetite for yet more data which could be of use in building an Admiralty model. Thanks to Amazon's habit of recommending products I was informed of the existence of this book. Based on other's recommendations this book purchased. Much to my surprise it is filled from cover to cover with COLOR photographs of Admiralty models. Surprisingly, considering the scope of my library, this book also contained data of which I was unaware. My congratulations and heartfelt thanks to the author for creating this delightful collection of imagery. Should one be have an interest in Admiralty models or the desire to build one I highly recommend this book. I feel it was money well spent. A word of caution: My copy was delivered at my workplace. I began thumbing through it during a meeting with some Nasa folks present. The unexpectedly gorgeous pictures elicited many uncontrollable sounds of model maker ecstasy from myself. The females present did not appreciate the vocalizations. Nor were they capable of grasping how one could be so enchanted with photos of two-hundred year old wooden models. So, the lesson is, do not review this book in mixed company. Once again, hats off to the author for sharing his collection of color images with us.

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Beautiful pictures but not much else.

By Mike Owens on May 29, 2013

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The book is well put together and has as my title indicates beautiful pictures. The books narrative needs a lot of work as details could be a lot better. Would I recommend this book for someone who loves beautiful sailing ship model pictures, its a definite plus, but for someone looking for history I recommend passing it up for something else.

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beautiful book

By wendy s on May 26, 2013

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this is a very detailed and correct rendition of the actual original ships and would recommend for anyone who builds model ships or just loves ships

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Eye-candy for Aubrey & Hornblower fans, but also a good deal of detailed naval history

By Michael K. Smith TOP 1000 REVIEWER on December 12, 2015

Format: Hardcover

It’s unfortunate for modern naval historians -- and for fans of Napoleonic-Wars-era maritime adventure fiction, like me -- that none of the nearly three hundred frigates built by the Royal Navy alone during this period have survived. The only remaining warships that operated under sail are a couple of much larger vessels, like Victory. But the frigate, like the modern destroyer, was the dream command of every young officer who hoped to distinguish himself. They weren’t large enough for a place in the line of battle, so nearly all their engagements against the enemy -- French, Spanish, Dutch, or American -- were single-ship actions.

But in the planning of a new ship’s construction, especially when changes were being introduced from earlier designs, an exact, highly detailed model was generally constructed, most to 1/48th scale -- and many of those have survived. Since they were commissioned by the Admiralty, most of them are now on display in the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, though a few others may be found in the U.S. Naval Academy Museum.

Gardiner, a noted historian on the naval wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, has brought together a large number of high-quality color photos of these models of frigates, beginning with the very first prototype designed and built to the specifications of Lord Torrington in the 1680s -- a Fifth Rate of low profile (and therefore harder for the enemy to hit) mounting twenty guns on a single deck, though 32-36 guns became the standard by the 1780s.Read more ›

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A great companion to the stories of Captain Jack Aubrey

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Great Publication

An Excellent publication with invaluable information for history buff, researcher and ship building modeller.....

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Gardiner does it again

More on British ships from an expert. Ship histories through real period models and plans is an excellent way to understand the development of naval architecture.

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great service.

Lovely book, well written and a valuable source for historians as well as modelers, great service.

Published 20 months ago by Lindsey C.

Outstanding details

I liked the book, and the comparison of different areas from other Historic ship models was outstanding and the first time I had seen this method of examination.

Published on June 2, 2013 by Pete Bergagnini

The Sailing Frigate: A History in Ship Models

Is a help handlied book, for consult, for knoledge, for a moment of look something. Aa very solid construction and handle

Published on March 25, 2013 by Gero Levaggi

Great source of Information for Ship Modellers or Marine Artists

Clear and concise with excellent photos and text. I recommend it to any person requiring detailed information about the development of the British Sailing Frigate.

Published on February 24, 2013 by Graham Welsh