Unrated Vessels

Scale 1:1200 Napoleonic Unrated Vessels
With complements of less than 20 guns, unrated vessels were commanded by lieutenants and comprised sloops, brigs, schooners, cutters, transports, bomb vessels and gunboats.

Sold as complete sets (hull, masts and sails). All sails which are 'set' are in photo etched brass; rest of kit in white metal alloy. See 'sail sets' page for descriptions of sail settings.

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Bomb Vessel
These were specialist vessels whose main armament was two mortars, usually 10ins and 13ins, which were used to lob shells into enemy fortifications. This model is of the Hecla, a converted merchantman, which by the use of removable bulwarks, was the first 'bomb vessel' to be able to fire its mortars horizontally as a broadside.
Set sails are photo etched brass. .

Bomb Vessel AA (At Anchor)	Ł3.50
Bomb Vessel ES1/APS (Easy Sail/All Plain Sail)	Ł5.00
Bomb Vessel ES1A Easy Sail with Courses Furled)*	Ł5.00
Bomb Vessel SS (Studding Sail)	Ł5.00

Ship Sloop (18 guns). Set sails are photo etched brass.

Ship Sloop AA (At Anchor)	Ł3.50
Ship Sloop ES1/APS (Easy Sail/All Plain Sail)	Ł5.00
Ship Sloop ES1A (Easy Sail with Courses Furled)*	Ł5.00
Ship Sloop FS (Full Sail)	Ł5.00
Ship Sloop SS (Studding Sail)	Ł5.00
Ship Sloop FC (Full Complement)	Ł5.00

Small Merchant (Set sails are photo etched brass.)

Small Merchant ES1/APS (Easy Sail/All Plain Sail)	Ł5.00
Small Merchant ES1A (Easy Sail with Courses Furled)	Ł5.00
Small Merchant SS (Studding Sail)	Ł5.00

Brig
A useful vessel mounting up to 18 guns, sometimes carronade armed,
used for escort and reconnaissance. Set sails are photo etched brass.

Brig AA (At Anchor)	Ł3.50
Brig ES1 (Easy Sail./All Plain Sail)	Ł4.50
Brig ES1A (Easy Sail with Courses Furled)*	Ł4.50
Brig FS (Full Sail)	Ł4.50
Brig SS (Studding Sail)	Ł4.50
Brig FC (Full Complement)	Ł4.50

Schooner (Tops'l Schooner, 10 guns)
Usually lightly armed. Fast vessels, used for reconnaissance and despatch.

Schooner with sails set (brass)	Ł4.50
Schooner AA	Ł3.50

28 gun Schooner
An unusual vessel which was a special commission for a Turkish fleet.
Suitable also for an American fleet.

28 gun Schooner with sails set (brass)	Ł4.50
28 gun Schooner AA	Ł3.50

Lugger or Chasse Marée
Used mostly for smuggling
and privateering.
With brass sails.

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Ł4.50
kit

Barque with lateen sails (brass)
Based on the Fileuse, built in Marseille 1778.

Assembly diagram opposite
included with kit.

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Ł4.50
kit

Xebec or Chebec
These were used predominantly in the Mediterranean by Spain, France, Turkey and the Barbary pirates. They were capable of sailing with different sets of sail, according to the force or direction of the wind. The diagrams below show the difference between a Lateen rig which was more manoeuvrable and the Polacre rig which has a combination of square and lateen sails.

Xebec Lateen (brass sails)	Ł4.50
Xebec Polacre (brass sails)	Ł4.50
Xebec at anchor	Ł3.50

Ketch
A 2-masted vessel used by all nationalities and pirates. The earliest form of bomb vessel. Set comprises metal hull and masts; and brass photo etch sails.

Ł4.50
kit

Cutters
Used by most nationalities, these small handy vessels were generally employed
as dispatch vessels.

Cutter with sails set (brass)	Ł3.50
Cutter with studding sails set (brass)	Ł3.50
Cutter at anchor	Ł2.50

Gunboats

Gunboats (standard) - kit contains 1 rowed and 1 sailed (brass sail)	Ł1.50
Gunboat (large) - kit contains 1 hull, 2 sails (brass) and masts	Ł1.50

Floating Battery
Used for harbour and estuary defence, they could be either purpose built, as is the model, or old, unseaworthy craft.

~~This kit is in white metal only (all parts).~~

Ł2.50
kit