HMS Gannet by William Mowll

HMS Gannet by William Mowll

HMS Gannet, beautifully restored today at Chatham Historic Dockyard, is a fine example of the small 'colonial schooners' that were built and deployed in the second half of the nineteenth century to police Britain's great empire and enforce the peace of Pax Britannica. Launched at Sheerness in 1878 with her white Mediterranean livery and elegant clipper bow, she was the epitome of the colonial gunboat. In this new book by the well-known ship modeller Will Mowll, the design and history of _Gannet_ is outlined before the author takes the reader on a detailed photographic step-by-step exposition of the building of his 1/48 scale model of the ship. A particular feature of the model is the inclusion of the 2-cylinger compound steam engine with its three cylindrical boilers. Exquisitely detailed, with even the bunkered coal beautifully modelled, all the machinery is made visible by means of the removable deck. The author has therefore reconstructed a major feature of the ship which is no longer extant on the prototype at Chatham. All the information that a ship modeller might need is included here-hull construction and the coppering of the ship's bottom, the making of the ship's steam propulsion systems, the decks and decking, armament, steering gear, mast and yards and rigging, and even the furniture in the wardroom. No part of the ship is left hidden. Inspiring with the sheer quality of his workmanship, the author has brought beautifully to life another of Britain's great museum ships.

William Mowll has been building large-scale ship models for more than thirty years. His interest is focussed on the iron ships of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and he has completed superb models of SS _Great Britain,_ HMS _Warrior_, HMS _Thunderer_,�_Discovery_ and now HMS _Gannet_, the first too now on display where the prototypes are berthed.

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ISBN 13	9781526726285
ISBN 10	1526726289
Title	HMS Gannet
Author	William Mowll
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2018-05-02
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.