(later Royal Charlotte)

Royal Caroline Model Ship

Royal Caroline was a royal yacht built for the use of George II and his wife, Queen Caroline

About the Royal Caroline Wooden Scale Model Ship

This wooden scale model of the Royal Caroline was custom built from the following information:

• Copies of the original ships plans of the Royal Caroline obtained from the National Maritime Museum
• The book “Seamanship in the age of Sail” by John Harland

About the construction of the Royal Caroline 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 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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History of the Royal Caroline

Royal Caroline was a royal yacht built for the use of George II and his wife, Queen Caroline. She was sailed for pleasure cruised by the royal family, and as a transport for members of court sailing between England and Holland. Her distinguished captains included Sir William Cornwallis and Sir Hyde Parker, both of whom rose to flag rank. In 1761, the vessel was renamed Charlotte (later Royal Charlotte) for George III’s prospective bride and Queen, Princess Sophie Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Little used by the royal family after 1806, she was broken up in 1821. 
Royal Caroline’s design was based on that of a ship built in 1700 as Peregrine Galley and later name Caroline and Royal Caroline. Ordered by William III, this vessel was designed by Peregrine, Lord Danby, and admiral who had designed several vessels for Peter the Great, but whose efforts were not initially appreciated by the Admiralty. 
His success is seen not only in the similarity of the second Royal Caroline?s design, but in the fact that the later ship was, in turn the prototype for a long line of 20-gun and 32-gun ships, including the Richmond-class frigates, the last of which were ordered in 1804.

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Learn more about The Royal Caroline:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMY_Royal_Caroline_(1750)