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
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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
01-31-2026 Navy schooner ahead Another non-rate of the Royal Navy is currently entering the gallery with the navy schooner. These manoeuvrable little ships were used for light patrol duty, hunting pirates and occasionally as coastal privateers. Enjoy!
01-28-2026 Brig-Sloop enters gallery At the moment, I am making good progress with my illustrations for Inside Age of Sail. So good, in fact, that I can’t keep up with adding the drawings to the gallery. It’s high time to … Read More
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