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| JohnReid |
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 Registered Member #214 Joined: Sat Aug 08 2009, 09:23pmPosts: 599 | Research & Development. The idea for this ship model came about through ignorance of my own Canadian history when I found out that a ship larger than Victory was built right here on the Great Lakes at Kingston Ontario. I grew up there went to Fort Henry many times, visited RMC and the old Royal Navy Dockyard, the Martello Towers, the Museum of the Great Lakes and as a kid, I never heard about this ship. I knew that there was a bunch of ships sunk near fort Henry as part of the treaty to end the War of 1812 but never was it mentioned that the wreck of the St. Lawrence was but 50 yards from the shoreline at Kingston. With this thread, I will try to give the old girl some of the attention that she deserves. I will start the model from the keel up. Due to my age (78), I will build it as a diorama when she was being built at the Royal Navy dockyards starting with the landscaping first so I can build as much of the ship as I can before I run out of steam. Why do I call it Canada's Victory because like the Constitution and the Victory which are considered nation saviors, the St Lawerence played the same role for Canada. More on this later... [ Edited Wed Jun 05 2019, 04:42pm ] | ||
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| JohnReid |
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| Registered Member #214 Joined: Sat Aug 08 2009, 09:23pmPosts: 599 |  Picture and model by Harold Hahn. [ Edited Mon Jun 03 2019, 06:58pm ] | ||
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| Registered Member #214 Joined: Sat Aug 08 2009, 09:23pmPosts: 599 | Once the first step is achieved the model (lower left) it will be a viable diorama. Additional work will be added as circumstances permit. [ Edited Wed Jun 05 2019, 03:48pm ] | ||
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| JohnReid |
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| Registered Member #214 Joined: Sat Aug 08 2009, 09:23pmPosts: 599 | Except for the length of the keel,( St Lawrence is longer) the ships lower hull is similar to Victory. I will use my Victory plans for this and alter them as need be. | ||
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| JohnReid |
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| Registered Member #214 Joined: Sat Aug 08 2009, 09:23pmPosts: 599 |  | ||
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| Registered Member #214 Joined: Sat Aug 08 2009, 09:23pmPosts: 599 |  HMS St Lawrence at the Royal Navy Dockyard, Kingston, Ontario. [ Edited Mon Jun 03 2019, 07:44pm ] | ||
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| jacknastyface2 |
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 Registered Member #5239 Joined: Sat Apr 21 2018, 05:29pmPosts: 421 | John, I am confused. Those pics look more like Harold Hahn's photos of his Great Lakes Schooners??? Keith. | ||
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| Charles |
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  Registered Member #1923 Joined: Mon Nov 28 2011, 06:07pmPosts: 779 | Yes John that is great >:D< The HMS St. Laurence the bigger wood war ship to ever be build to navigated on fresh water (except my be the Chinese) 112 gun Her the link to Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_St_Lawrence_(1814) If you have time go at the Royal college museum in Kingston and look at the model that they have there Did you know that another one of the same type was suppose to be build on the lake Erie in 1816 to take back the control of the lake that they lost in 1813 after the navy battle of Put-in Bay Here the link on YouTube of the Wreck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A49_So8L_pE The wreck is in shallow water and easy of access I have dive on it 5y ago was a great experience  | ||
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| JohnReid |
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| Registered Member #214 Joined: Sat Aug 08 2009, 09:23pmPosts: 599 | jacknastyface2 wrote ... John, I am confused. Those pics look more like Harold Hahn's photos of his Great Lakes Schooners??? Keith. Keith, look at the credit to Harold at the bottom of the first pic.Cheers! | ||
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| JohnReid |
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| Registered Member #214 Joined: Sat Aug 08 2009, 09:23pmPosts: 599 | Charles wrote ... Yes John that is great >:D< The HMS St. Laurence the bigger wood war ship to ever be build to navigated on fresh water (except my be the Chinese) 112 gun Her the link to Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_St_Lawrence_(1814) If you have time go at the Royal college museum in Kingston and look at the model that they have there Did you know that another one of the same type was suppose to be build on the lake Erie in 1816 to take back the control of the lake that they lost in 1813 after the navy battle of Put-in Bay Here the link on YouTube of the Wreck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A49_So8L_pE The wreck is in shallow water and easy of access I have dive on it 5y ago was a great experience Thank you for the info. Yes, I have seen the model at RMC but it is not St Lawrence as it is claimed to be. I will post some info on this. | ||
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