Work in Progress

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Newsletter
Volume 42, Number 1, Jan.2015
Contacts
Work in Progress
President: Bill Schultheis
December 17, 2014
(714) 366-7602
E-Mail: [email protected]
Vice President: Don Dressel
(909) 949-6931
Reporter: Dave Yotter
Our December meeting was well attended (about
45 SMA members plus a few significant others) and all
E-Mail: [email protected]
had lots of Christmas themed baked goods and other
(310) 544-1461
our officers and members of the Mayflower Group
Secretary: Paul Payne
Treasurer: Mike DiCerbo
yummies to snack on. These goodies were supplied by
among others.
(714) 523-2518
15320 Ocaso Ave, #DD204,
La Mirada, CA. 90630
Editor, Don Dressel
(909) 949-6931
908 W. 22nd Street
Upland, CA 91784-1229
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Manager: Doug Tolbert:
(949) 644-5416
Web Site
www.shipmodelersassociation.org
We also had our annual visit from the Sirens’, an
Meeting – Wed., Jan. 21, 7 PM, Red
all lady barbershop quartet, who sang to us beautifully
Fullerton, CA. 92832
happy and festive manner. Thank you to tenor:Melissa
Cross Building, 1207 N. Lemon,
Officers meeting –Wed., Feb. 4,
2015, 7 PM, Bob Beech’s house,
130 Clove Pl., Brea, CA. 92821 –
(714) 529-1481.
and helped us celebrate the Christmas season in a
Hockenberger, Lead: Timair Thorstenson, Bari: Debra
Hockenberger, bass: Lisa Kneebone.
USS Confederacy 1778 – Larry Van Es, Frank Wilhite,
Iran Ausley
USS Confederacy was a 36-gun sailing frigate of
the Continental Navy in the American Revolutionary
War. She was launched 8 November 1778 at Chatham
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Connecticut, and towed to New London to be prepared for sea. From 1 May to 24 August 1779
she cruised on the Atlantic coast under the command of Captain Seth Harding. While convoying
a fleet of merchantman, on 6 June, she and Deane captured three prizes, drove off two British
frigates and brought the convoy safely into Philadelphia. On 17 September 1779 Confederacy
was ordered to carry the French Minister and his family back to France. Later John Jay, the first
American Minister to Spain, his secretary, and family were added to the passenger list. During
the passage on 7 November 1779 Confederacy was completely dismasted and almost lost, but
managed through the skillful seamanship of Captain Harding to reach Martinique early in
December.
After repairs, she returned to convoy duty.
While homeward bound from Cape
Francois in the West Indies in 1781 with military stores and other supplies, Confederacy was
forced to strike her flag to the British ships HMS Roebuck (44) and Orpheus (32). She was
subsequently taken into the British service as HMS Confederate.
Apparently, there were two models of the Confederacy. One of them was scratch built
using the Harold Hahn method of construction by Frank Wilhite (following Rev. Romero’s
practicum while Frank lived in Florida) and the other was built by Iran Ausley based on the
Model Shipways plank-on-bulkhead kit.
Frank Wilhite gave us an interesting
review of his career as a model builder,
starting like many of us with a plastic USS
Constitution (or Bounty or Cutty Sark) but
unlike most of us he rigged his and sold it for
$500.00 and then moved on to other ship
modeling things. He had moved to Tampa Bay
and became a member of the South Florida
Model Shipwrights where Fr. Romero was
conducting his step-by-step practicum on
building the Confederacy from scratch. He got
a taste for carving doing the figurehead for his
Confederacy model of a Greek Warrior from loquat barefoot and complete with shin guards.
This carving won him a blue ribbon at the Los Angeles County Fair. Other carvings included
rattlesnakes complete with teeth for stern carvings and an Indian figurehead caving all from
pear except for the feathers, which were carved from holly. He carved a figurehead for the
Bounty as described by Captain Bly. He progressed as a restorer of ship models as well: A
thirty-foot long parade model of a missile cruiser, an 1850 brigantine, and 1827 Naiad frigate
and other things such as adding 3D sails to a painting of a ship. He build models of Princess
Cruise ships for clients and completed a commission from William Conrad’s widow to rebuild a
model.
Your reporter is sure this is only a partial list as he remembers the excellent ferry
model that Frank had been working on recently. It was good to see Frank, one of the early SMA
members.
Iran Ausley, another past SMA member who lives to far away now (San Fernando Valley)
to be able to attend the monthly meetings, started to build the second Confederacy, completing
the basic hull plank-on-bulkhead kit model by Model Shipways, but lost interest in completing
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the model. Your editor believes he sold and/or gave the model along with the rest of the kit to
our current president, Larry Van Es.
Banks Dory – Dave Yotter
model
Your reporter brought in his finished
of
a
Grand
Banks
fishing
dory,
completed in 1988. This model was done as a
follow-on project after finishing a model of
the schooner Bluenose in 1:64.
The dories
piled up on the deck of the schooner were so
small that much of the detail and character of
these craft went missing so I thought to
complete a larger scale model to bring out
these features. The model is scratch built to a
scale of 1:16 using plans from The Dory Book
by John Gardner, page 144, International
Marine Publishing Company, 1978, Camden ME. Information for fishing equipment in the dory
and for inspiration for its display came from the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Lunenburg
NS after a visit following an NRG conference in Boston.
The woods used in the model include beech and lemon (degame) representing the white
oak and white pine construction material of the original. White oak, beech on the model, was
used for the bottom planks and cleats, stem, transom, knees and breast hook as well as the cap
and gunwales. Planking, thwarts and seat risers were made from white pine, lemon on the
model.
The prototypes dimensions were L.O.A. 15”6”, extreme beam 56”, outside depth
amidships 20”, width of bottom 30 ½ “and length of bottom 11’ 10”.
The model was built upside down on a building board.
The frames were set up
perpendicular and square to a centerline on the board. The shaped bottom planks, cleats, stem
and transom with its knee were put together as a sub assembly and this whole assembly was
then bent over the frames and fastened to them and the board at the stem and transom. At
this point, the planks were attached starting with the garboard and working toward the sheer
plank. The planks were shaped, using the distinctive dory-lap construction method. In this
method the half lap-streak construction in the center of the boat gives way to a full bevel and
smooth planking near the ends. Once the planking was completed, the model was sawn free of
the building board and the gunwale, bands and cap added and “nailed” down.
Finely the
interior parts and equipment were added. The prototype was assembled with galvanized boat
nails. On the model, these nails were simulated using brass wire. Where planks were “clinch
nailed” together on the prototype, brass wire was used here too. Metal work is shaped and
pained brass. Line tubs and kegs are individually staved using holly and then hooped in wood
or metal as appropriate. The lifting grommets are of linen line with Matthew Walker stopper
knots.
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The inspiration for the display case was twofold.
My wife, Penny, had dabbled in
numerous leaded glass projects and so there was equipment and tools around to use this
medium for a case. I had taken pictures of a dory in the water at the museum in Lunenburg
tied to a messenger line between a post and a dock and noticed that due to the relatively
narrow bottom the dory responded to the off center weight of he equipment with a slight list.
Hence the model appears as if floating on a block of “water”.
Higaki Kaisen – Don Dressel
Your
editor
brought
in
the
Higaki Kaisen model
completed and in a case. The two turned posts that the
model is held up with are two pieces of holly wood
turned on the lathe and then shaped to fit the bottom of
the model. The wonderful Japanese wood that the this
kit model by Woody Joe is constructed with is so light
that the weight of the model itself was of no concern with
respect to the column mounting.
The model mount
supplied in the kit was not, to my way of thinking,
satisfactory.
The base of the case is made from select, knurled
cherry wood and was constructed with the help of fellow
modeler Greg Wilcox. The base was then finished with a
red cherry wood stain and finished with polyurethane.
The brass name plate was completed by Majestic
Trophy’s in Ontario.
Once the base was completed, it
was taken to Plastic Depot in Burbank where the plastic cover was made per my specifications.
It was a lot of fun to build and the end results justify the effort and pleasure derived.
Sailor Made Four Masted Bark – James Shuttleworth
Jim brought in a model he bought at an
auction as a repair project.
The model is
apparently a sailor made model of a Maine-
built Down Easter built in the period between
1890 and 1910, possibly Sewall built.
The
Sewall’s had begun building very large Down
Easters in 1889. Beginning with the launch of
the Rappahannock, they built a series of 300
foot, 3,000 tonners. The Rappahannock was a
full rigged 3-masted ship, and the Sewall’s
realized that at this size a fourth mast was
needed
to
make
the
rig
manageable.
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Subsequent vessels were rigged as 4-masted barks, with a fore-and-aft rigged fourth mast.
These were at the limit of wooden ship size, and for this reason they switched to the British
practice of building with steel. The after mast was called the jigger, and since it was fore-andaft rigged like a bark’s mizzen, these vessels were commonly called four masted barks. The
Down Easter was a type of 19th century sailing ship built in Maine, and used largely in the
California grain trade. It was a modification of the clipper ship using a similar bow but with
better cargo handling. It achieved a balance between speed and tonnage such that it made the
wheat trade between California and Great Britain competitive with east coast grain trade via
steam ship. It could make the trip between San Francisco and Liverpool in 100 days, despite
rounding Cape Horn and crossing the equator twice.
HMS Halifax – Don Dressel
Don brought in his ongoing ship
model project on the Halifax. Since it was not
brought in for the last two months (the
October
meeting
Don
was
at
the
NRG
Conference in St. Louise and the November
meeting was the auction meeting), quite a lot
of progress has been made on the model.
The exterior planking has been completed and
the model removed from its Harold Hahn style
building board. The old “cradle” used for the
Fair American was resurrected for use with
this model hull.
The next step was to add the lower deck at the stern and the bow, along with a lot of
details such as the keelson and bilge work.
Ladders were installed as appropriate to gain
access to the lower hold, as indicated by the Harold Hahn plans. The stove was constructed
and installed (with the necessary brick flooring) forward on the lower deck. Part of the after
deck was “carpeted” for the captain’s cabin. None of this detail was included in the “plans” of
the Hunt instructions but was added scratch work.
The deck framework was then completed with the installation of the deck clamps, deck
beams and carlings after first sanding the interior of the hull and fairing the interior frames.
Apparently, there were no deck knees installed on this small a ship – at least I saw no indication
of them in either the Hunt plans, the Harold Hahn plans. The forecastle deck structure and the
poop deck were also installed.
The deck furniture was next beginning with installation of the hatches on the main
deck. The gratings were made using Warner Woods West grating material and not the pieces of
wood with round holes furnished with the Hunt material. The windless was also built using
different material – a prototype “kit” supplied by Syren Ship Model Company, which your editor
saw and obtained at the recent NRG Conference, which in itself was modified to fit the Halifax.
Plastic cannon were supplied, which were designated to the trash can. Instead, brass cannon
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were again obtained from the Syren Ship Model Company along with boxwood cannon carriages
and assembled. Much of this detail from the Syren Ship Model Company was laser cut on flat
wood, which necessitated the removal of the laser “char” from the pieces before assembly. The
brass cannon were blackened using Birchwood Casey Brass Black.
The lower main deck
planking was then installed, but the cannon and windless were not yet installed, which will be
done later.
Deck furniture is next along with more planking of the decks and bulwarks.
progress is being made in preparation for the trip to the ROPE’s
a lot of carving yet to be completed.
40th
Good
Exhibition next April, with
Rescue Vessel Cyklon – Burt Goldstein
Cyklon is a Rescue Cruiser built in
1974 in Gdansk, Poland, currently flagged in
Poland and is used for saving life, property
and towing in the North Sea and Baltic. Her
length is about 29 meters, has a speed of 12
knots, carries a crew of eight and has an
1800-mile range. Burt took about two and a
half months to complete the model from a
downloaded kit (cardstock model). One sheet
out of the five was about 3mm out of scale,
which added difficulty to the build. This very
detailed kit is available from Pre-Model as a
$12.95 1:100 kit also rather than using a printout. Burt has been volunteering some of his time
at the VA recently.
His idea was to introduce the hobby of ship modeling to veterans.
Cardstock ship modeling seems to be an ideal way to interest people in the hobby. Kits are
inexpensive or often free with a download from the internet. It requires a minimal investment
in tools; a bobby knife and glue, and then maybe a straight edge and a cutting mat. Best of all,
models are easily finished in a short period of time (that is easy for Burt to say!) And as Burt
has demonstrated to us, the subject matter seems limitless. Kudos Burt – thanks for your work
with our veterans.
HMS Fly – Mike Lonnecker
Mike writes: I brought in my model of the Fly. I am working on the interior. The next
step was the construction of the aft platform. In analyzing the construction it became apparent
that a lot of parts of the interior were interdependent on each other. In order to locate the
platform, the mizzen mast step had to be constructed and located. Also the pillars supporting
the lower deck beams had to be located to miss any beams, carlings, or ledges of the platform.
To locate the pillars, the lower deck beams had to be made. I also wanted to check that the
mizzen mast penetrated the decks at the proper locations. This required the upper deck beams
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be made and located.
parts
then
All of these
temporarily
“glued”
together using Elmer’s glue stick.
This is a water soluble glue meant for
paper but works well for temporary
gluing.
The pieces can be easily
separated by dampening with a wet
paper towel. I created a gantry and
mast support block to temporarily
locate the mizzen mast.
The half
hole used to support the mast was
cut at the 4 degree angle of the mast
and glued to the gantry. A mockup
of the mast was installed in the step
and gantry block and everything checked for clearance and location.
When all was ready I
permanently installed the mizzen mast step. The aft platform is complete.
The next step was the trenneling of all the internal clamps and planks. These trunnels
were of ¾ inch diameter or 0.015 inch at scale. This was smaller than I wanted to attempt to
make.
So these, probably not to be seem items in the finished model, were simulated by
drilling an appropriately sized hole and filling with putty. I purchased several colors of putty to
get what I thought was the right color.
The aft platform is the base for the magazine and several storerooms. I will attempt to
build these outside of the model and then install as a module. I am currently debating what
woods to use for pillars, bulkheads and planking. Right now I am leaning towards Swiss pear
for bulkheads and pillars and holly for planking. I want the interior to be as visible as possible
and think these colors will contrast with the boxwood of the rest of the structure. I am open to
suggestions.
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Frank Wilhite’s Confederacy Iran Ausley’s Confederacy Don Dressel’s Higaki Kaisen Dave Yotter’s Grand Banks Dory Don Dressel’s Halifax James Shuttleworth’s four masted bark 9
Burt Goldstein’s Rescue Vessel Cyklon Mike Lonnecker’s Fly Mystery Model brought in by, I think, Randy Biddle to offer to any member of the SMA present as a gift. Your editor is not sure, but thinks it may be the Half Moon. 10
By Don Dressel Old Salts in Port: John Bakker, Steve Jones, Don Dressel, Guy Bell, Greg Wilcox Ship in Port: Reale De France, Derfflinger, Soleil Royale, Halifax, Scottish Maid, Whaleboat. The usual small talk and discussions took place while waiting for the appointed time for the Mayflower meeting to start. There are many points and details discussed during this time, even with the relatively small group that attended the gathering. As usual, the coffee and cookies were readily available and there was plenty of good seating available for everyone. A discussion took place relative to the sources for details on rigging of ships and several books were recommended, although it was pointed out that there really are not any excellent books for beginners in the hobby with details on basic rigging. There are two books by Lennarth Petersson, Rigging Period Fore‐and‐Aft Craft and Rigging Period Ship Models which are good beginner’s books. Another one is Historic Ship Models by Wolfram zu Mondfeld. The more advanced rigging books by Lee’s and Anderson were also mentioned, along with several others. It was also mentioned that any modeler having a specific questions about a specific ship model could not go far wrong by asking a member of the SMA. Don Dressel brought in his Halifax and showed the details that have been completed on the model since the last meeting. A discussion took place with regard to the ship models cannon which were plastic in the Hunt “kit”. Plastic would not do, so brass cannon were purchased along with boxwood cannon carriage parts from Syren Ship Model Company. The cannon were blackened and the carriages were assembled from the laser cut parts supplied (with some modification). 11
The windless was also obtained from Syren Ship Model Company and assembled (again, with modification). The planking of the waist was completed and a fully detailed stove was installed below decks, although it is very difficult to see. Cut brass tubing was supplied already cut for the stove above decks. All of the framing is now complete along with the deck beams and carlings. There were not knees, so this simplified the installation of the deck structure. Each frame was constructed from 11 components. Everything was based on the Plans and drawings by Harold Hahn, using his method of construction. Don used the old Fair American cradle as a building structure for the model when it was removed from its Hahn board. Again, Don hopes to finish as much as possible on this model before taking it to the ROPE 40th Exhibition in Japan this coming April. Guy Bell brought in the whaleboat which he obtained from the SMA auction last month. He has cleaned the model up and gave it a coat of primer, but there is a real lot of work yet to be done. He wanted to know if there was any available information on the 29 foot whaleboats that he could use to detail the model and was informed that he should consult the Model Shipways booklet put out by Model Shipways written by Eric A. R. Ronnberg Jr. To Build a Whaleboat – Historical Notes and Modelmakers Guide. Guy still has a lot of pieces to make for the whaleboat and is looking forward to the effort. The model he obtained is scratch built but Guy did not give the scale. The next model brought in, the Scottish Maid, has been a long time project for Greg Wilcox, who is doing an excellent job on a poor kit with a lot of “kit bashing” to bring the model up to much better standards. Greg has spent quite a bit of time doing what all ship modelers love to do – installing ratlines. Another long discussion ensued with respect to rigging, as the Artesania Latina kit model is sadly lacking in giving details of rigging. The Syren Ship Model Company was again mentioned as a source for rigging line, which Greg may try. It is apparent that the quality of craftsmanship exhibit by Greg is very high so scratch building may 12
be an adventure that Greg will go into in the not too distant future. In the meantime, Greg is going through a learning curve with all aspects of rigging. John Bakker was again asked to bring out his ship models, but John protests that he has not done any work on them in the last month. Someone else must be working in John’s garage, then, because there appears to have been some work done on all his models, although he says not. Included with this article are three models that John is currently “working on”, which are the Reale de France, Derfflinger and Soliel Royale which are pictured below. John did mention about how expensive it was to obtain ship model cases for his models, with prices varying all over the place. As usual, there were a lot of other models that were on display at John’s house which were enjoyed by all the SMA members who attended the Mayflower Group meeting. John does very fine work with his models and eventually solves all the problems associated with their construction. It is amazing what John can do with the material supplied in some of these ship model kits. I think the SMA is lucky to have such an accomplished modeler in our midst. As usual, I learned something from the Mayflower Group meeting and took some important information home with me – more SMA modelers should avail themselves of the opportunity! 13
Famous Museums: VASA Museum Don Dressel The Vasa Museum is located in Stockholm, Sweden on the island of Djurgården is the only museum to contain the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged. For those who do not already know, the Vasa is a 64‐gun warship that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. It was my privilege to be able to visit the museum in 2007 (my, how time flies) and be able to see in person the ship that was raised from the sea. Once seen, it is easily understood by anyone the awe and pride that was lavished on the ships of their day, as it is awe inspiring today. The exterior of the Vasa Museum is shown on the photo above, with the masts extending above the building to the height they would have been if the ship was fully rigged. Taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on the internet, the history of the maritime museum and the Vasa is as follows: “From the end of 1961 to 1988, Vasa was housed in a temporary structure called Wasavarvet (“The Vasa Shipyard”) where she was treated with polyethylene glycol. Visitors could only view the ship from two levels and the maximum distance was only 5 m (17 ft). In 1981, the Swedish government decided that a permanent Vasa museum was to be constructed and an architects’ competition for the design of the museum building was organized. A total of 384 architects sent in models of their ideas for the most suitable building to house the Vasa and the final winners were Marianne Dahlbäck and Gõran Månsson with Ask (“box”). The construction of the new building began on and around the dry dock of the old naval yard with an inauguration ceremony hosted by Prince Bertil on 2 November 1987. Vasa was towed into the flooded dry dock under the new building in December 1988 and during the summer of 1989, when visitors were allowed onto the construction site, 228,000 people visited the half‐finished museum. The museum was officially opened on 15 June 1990. So far Vasa has been seen by over 25 million people. In 2008 the museum had a total of 1,143,404 visitors. The main hall contains the ship itself and various exhibits related to the archaeological findings of the ships and early 17th century Sweden. Vasa has been fitted with the lower sections of all three masts, a new bowsprit, winter rigging and has had certain parts that were missing or heavily damaged replaced. The replacement parts have not been treated or painted and are therefore clearly visible against the original material that has been darkened after three centuries under water. The new museum is dominated by a large copper roof with stylized masts that represent the actual height of Vasa when she was fully rigged. Parts of the building are covered in wooden panels 14
painted in dark red, blue, tar black, ochre yellow and dark green. The interior is similarly decorated, with large sections of bare, unpainted concrete including the entire ceiling. Inside the museum the ship can be seen from six levels, from her keel to the very top of the stern castle. Around the ship are numerous exhibits and models portraying the construction, sinking, location and recovery of the ship. There are also exhibits that expand on the history of Sweden in the 17th century, providing the background information for why the ship was built. A movie theatre shows a film in alternating languages on the recovery of the Vasa. The museum is in the process of publishing an 8‐vloume archaeological report to commemorate th
the 50 anniversary of the salvage. Vasa I: The Archaeology of a Swedish Warship of 1628 was published at the end of 2006. Subsequent volumes will be published annually. (Editor’s note: This first volume has indeed been published and is available in English; however the follow‐up, promised remaining 7 volumes have never been published, at least in English, as far as I am aware.)” It is interesting to note that the original Vasa kit models that originally became available from a number of manufacturers indicated that the hull of the ship was painted in a blue color. This is not true, as it has been determined by the archaeological authorities that the ship was actually painted red. One of the Vasa models that I saw back in 2007 when I visited the museum is shown here with the then latest paint scheme depicted as well as another photo of a diorama depicting the sad events which took place when the ship began to sink on her maiden voyage. There are also a few photos of the interior of the museum itself on the next page which were obtained from the web site. It was too dark in the museum when I was there to take photos of the ship itself as there were no lights, but viewing the ship was no problem. If the opportunity becomes available, a visit to this museum is highly recommended for any ship modeler. It was an awesome experience for me. The first picture shows the main hall of the museum with a professionally built model of Vasa to the left and the ship itself to the right. This model was at the museum when I was there as shown in the photo but has since been changed – it has been painted the official colors of the ship herself. In addition to the painting of the sides of the ship, ALL of the decorations were also painted 15
in various colors, identified by pigments of paint removed from the actual carvings themselves. It must have been a very colorful ship in its day. It was a huge loss to the Swedish Navy at the time. The history of the ship herself is short but interesting. Vasa is a Swedish warship built in 1626‐
1628. The ship foundered and sank after sailing about 1,300 m (1,400 yards) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannons were salvaged in the 17th century until she was again located in the late 1950’s in a busy shipping lane just outside of Stockholm harbor. Salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961, she was housed in a temporary museum until 1988 and then moved to the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. Vasa has since her recovery become a widely recognized symbol of the Swedish “great power period”. The ship was built at the order of the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus as part of the military expansion he initiated in a war with Poland‐Lithuania (1621‐1629). It was constructed in Stockholm at the navy yard under a contract with private entrepreneurs in 1626‐27 and armed primarily with bronze cannons cast in Stockholm specifically for the ship. It was richly decorated as a symbol of the king’s ambitions for Sweden and himself and upon completion was one of the most powerfully armed vessels in the world. Vasa was dangerously unstable however, due to too much weight in the upper structure of the hull. Despite this lack of stability she was ordered to sea and foundered only a few minutes after encountering the first wind stronger than a breeze. The order to sail was a result of a number of factors. 16
The King, who was leading the army in Poland at the time of her maiden voyage, was impatient to see her take up her station as flagship of the reserve squadron at Älvsnabben in the Stockholm Archipelago. At the same time the king’s subordinates lacked the political courage to discuss the ship’s structural problems frankly or to have the maiden voyage postponed. An inquiry was organized by the Swedish Privy Council to find personal responsible for the disaster, but in the end no one was punished for the fiasco. For those really interested, much more detail is available on the internet with about 20 plus pages on the ship itself, which goes on to describe the recovery and salvage of the ship followed by the restoration and the current status of the vessel today. She had a tonnage of about 1210 tonnes, length between perpendiculars of 155.8 feet, beam of 38 feet, height of 172 feet and a draft of 16 feet with a crew of 145 sailors and 300 soldiers armed with 48 each 24‐pounder cannon, 8 each 8‐pounder cannon, 2 each 1‐pounders and 6 each howitzers. It is also interesting to note, per the latest information gleamed from Fred Hocker, the acknowledged expert on the Vasa, that the port and starboard lower hulls were NOT identical as seen from the bow. Apparently, the two sides of the vessel were built by different crews. I wonder how many other vessels built at this time had the same characteristics. The concluding photos of the 1:10 scale model of the Vasa in the museum show the model as it was on display in 2007 and what it looks like today reflecting the additional knowledge gained on the paint scheme of the vessel. 17
SMA Dues are Due!!
The editor wishes everyone in the SMA and related organizations a very Happy New Year. For
the members of the SMA, this means Dues are again due for 2015. Remember, we have to pay
for our club meeting place, unlike some other lucky organizations, so please contact our treasurer,
Mike DiCerbo. Dues for email members is still $25.00, while dues for snail mail SMA members
is $40.00, primarily due to huge postal costs at this time. Email SMA members, beyond 100
miles from the meeting site, is still $20.00.
NRG Conference to be held in Mystic this year
Look for details on the upcoming NRG Conference in Mystic, Connecticut this coming October.
It should be a great conference.
Auction item for Sale
The Ryobi bench table saw was not sold during the auction and is
still up for sale. Contract Frank Wilhite at (909) 865-1238 if
interested
Treasurer’s Report
Mike DiCerbo reports that there is $1,655.61 in the SMA account
for the end of December.
Web Manager’s Report
The Webmaster, Doug Tolbert, is pleased to announce that there are
now 480 SMA Newsletters of the past on line in pdf format on the SMA website. The issues go
back to 1974. The latest 12 issues are restricted to SMA members only.
Chart of the hits experienced by our SMA web page through the end of Dec. 2014.
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Dave Yotter’s whaleboat
Donald C. Dressel
908 W. 22nd Street, Upland, CA. 91784-1229
Next meeting Wednesday, January 21, 7:30 PM, Hillcrest Park Red Cross Building