HMS Bellerophon Model Ship

The HMS Bellerophon was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, launched in 1786.

About the HMS Bellerophon Wooden Scale Model Ship

This model ship of the HMS Bellerophon was custom built from the following information:

• The original construction drawings obtained from the National Maritime Museum – Greenwich.
• The book ‘Anatomy of Nelson’s Ships’ by C. Nepean Longridge.
• The book ‘The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War’ by Brian Lavery.
• The book ‘Seamanship in the Age of Sail’ by John Harland.

 About the construction of the HMS Bellerophon Wooden Scale Model Ship

• The hull is built using the Double Plank-on-Bulkhead construction method
• The bulkheads and keel are cut from marine grade pine plywood
• The first layer of planking is done plank by plank using Mahogany planks
• The second layer of planking is done using Mahogany Veneer strips
• The deck is made of Anagre, a light brown timber from the Amazon
• The hull is sheathed with real copper plates below the waterline
• The gunwale and stringers are made of American Walnut
• The fife rails and pin racks are made of American Walnut
• The deckhouses and gangways are made of Teak
• The masts and yards are made of Mahogany dowels
• The sails and ropes are made of linen
• The model is painted with acrylic paint
• The ornaments are cold cast in bronze and painted         

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