Shapeways SOG Ships

[Kentop]

Here comes the new updated Niagara stuff:

[Amara]

Here comes the new updated Niagara stuff:

Technically, she's a Lawrence-class brig. But your card is beautiful!

[Amara]

Here comes the new updated Niagara stuff:

One more thing: both Perry and Barclay had very severe manning problems, and all the ships in both fleets were critically shorthanded. I'm not sure that the crew track should run past the end of the hull track. And again, thanks so much for doing this; it's awesome to have these ships in SoG!

[Broadsword56]

True about the manning problems. It was particularly bad on Lake Erie because of|
1. The fever that was sweeping though the squadrons, and,
2. The sporadic trickle of new sailors that arrived from the bases on Lake Ontario.

On Lake Ontario, manning was more a problem for the British than the Americans.
That's because the British had to get sailors all the way from Halifax to Kingston, on a long and partly overland route.
The Americans had plenty of idled ships in East Coast ports, due to the blockade. Those crews could be tapped for lakes reinforcements, and their route to Sacket's harbor wasn't quite as arduous.
But sickness was still a constant problem for both sides, particularly when they spent time in port. I read the other day that a good 10 percent of either side's sailors were always down from disease.

[Bligh]

Catching up with threads as fast as I can. I am overwhelmed by this whole project, from the sculpting of the ship to the professional presentation of the cards.
There is hope yet for those of us about to embark in the conversion of Sloop to brig Kenneth.
Bligh.