07-02-2026 Illustration of the ‘Corvette’ completed It went well, especially as the heatwave is now over. The longitudinal view of the corvette, based on a French model, is also finished. Although I had to improvise quite a bit because the … Read More
06-27-2026 Illustration: Frigate online The current heatwave has even made its way into my workplace. Nevertheless, I intend to add the next finished illustration to the gallery – a French-style frigate – as part of the series on ship types. … Read More
06-23-2026 Oh dear… No new post for over six weeks. But don’t panic. There’s always a bit of something going on – behind the scenes. Back in May, I finished the first illustration for the new series of posts on … Read More
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Rating: Ship(rigged) Sloop, Corvette (Continental) Armament: Min. 14 GunsMax. 18 Guns Gundecks: 1 Design: 18 Guns Gundeck: 18 x 06-Pounder Guns Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 4/12 x 1/2-Pounder-Svivelguns Complement: 125 Deployment: Light escort service, merchant raiding Full-rigged ships were also classified as sloops … Read More
Rating: Sloop (Brig-rigged) Armament: Min. 10 Guns Max. 14 Guns Gundecks: 1 Design: 10 Guns Gundeck: 10 x 04-Pounder Guns Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 12 x 1/2-Pounder Svivelguns Complement: 100 Deplyment: Light escort service, merchant raiding
Rating: Sloop (schooner-rigged) Armament: Min. 04 GunsMax. 14 Guns Gundecks: 1 Design: 06 Guns 1) Gundeck: 06 x 03-Pounder Guns Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 08/12 x 1/2-Pounder Svivel-Guns Complement: 30 Deplyment: Light parol service, merchant raiding 1) Occasionally, the Navy purchased civilian ships … Read More
Rating: Sloop (Squarerigged cutter)1) / Armed Cutter Armament: Min. 00 GunsMax. 16 Guns Gundecks: 1 Design: 12 Guns 2) Upper Gundeck: 12 x 3-Pounder Guns Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 14 x 1/2–Pounder svivel-Guns Complement: 50 – 60 Deplyment: Light Parol Service, merchant raiding, … Read More
02-18-2026 Gallery für AI Last late summer, I started experimenting to see if I could use AI to give my illustration work for Nauticalfiction a new boost. The biggest impact was that I started doing the technical drawings for the … Read More
02-03-2026 Mission accomplished Done! The illustration of the armed cutter is finished, completing my series on small warships / non-rates. The image can now be viewed in advance in the gallery. I will try to create the corresponding data sheets … Read More