Year: 1981 Language: French Author: Jean Boudriot Genre: Historical, Historical Publisher: Jean Boudriot Publication Format: PDF, JPEG Quality: eBook Pages count: 107 Description: This monograph of the brig LE CYGNE (The Swan) represents a ship's type of the imperial navy. Armed with two 8-pdr guns and fourteen 24-pdr carronades, construction of LE CYGNE was begun in Le Havre at the end of April 1806. She was launched on 12 September of the same year by the builder James, based on the engineer Pastels plans. 90 feet in length, with a midship beam measuring 26 feet, 6 inches, a depth of 13 feet, 6 inches, this ship is one of the most representative of the brig called a 24-pdr in the French Navy (the caliber of the carronades in the main armaments). Approximately 60 such ships were built during the period 1801-1813.
Contents
- The history of the brig in the French Navy with several period illustrations - List of 197 brig-rigged ships that appeared in the lists of the French Navy during the period 1755-1850 - Separate list of fifty-seven 24-pdr brigs whose characteristics are identical or similar to those of Le Cygne. - Commentary and analysis of seventeen photographs of the model of Le Cygne in the Musée de la Marine in Paris - History of the expeditions of the brig Le Cygne - Detailed commentary with all necessary explanations of the 19 plates at 1:48 scale and on the drawings of details at 1:24 scale. - Complete glossary of terms for elements of fitting and rigging.
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LE CYGNE - Brick -1806 (монография + чертежи)
Language: French
Author: Jean Boudriot
Genre: Historical, Historical
Publisher: Jean Boudriot Publication
Format: PDF, JPEG
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 107
Description: This monograph of the brig LE CYGNE (The Swan) represents a ship's type of the imperial navy. Armed with two 8-pdr guns and fourteen 24-pdr carronades, construction of LE CYGNE was begun in Le Havre at the end of April 1806. She was launched on 12 September of the same year by the builder James, based on the engineer Pastels plans. 90 feet in length, with a midship beam measuring 26 feet, 6 inches, a depth of 13 feet, 6 inches, this ship is one of the most representative of the brig called a 24-pdr in the French Navy (the caliber of the carronades in the main armaments). Approximately 60 such ships were built during the period 1801-1813.
Contents
- The history of the brig in the French Navy with several period illustrations- List of 197 brig-rigged ships that appeared in the lists of the French Navy during the period 1755-1850
- Separate list of fifty-seven 24-pdr brigs whose characteristics are identical or similar to those of Le Cygne.
- Commentary and analysis of seventeen photographs of the model of Le Cygne in the Musée de la Marine in Paris
- History of the expeditions of the brig Le Cygne
- Detailed commentary with all necessary explanations of the 19 plates at 1:48 scale and on the drawings of details at 1:24 scale.
- Complete glossary of terms for elements of fitting and rigging.
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