The St Petersburg Model

Thanks to Alex, at the St Petersburg naval museum, we now have dimensions for the model. Basic stats first, a history of the model, and two photos of the model - 1929 and 2007, after restoration.

Dimensions:

Keel: 469 mm

Breadth: 170 mm (outside of planking, but excluding wales)

Height between decks: 36.5 mm (forecastle) and 39.5 mm (poop)

Length: 525 mm (after end of poop to forward end of focsle)

Length OA: 543 mm

The model’s history:

First appeared in museum inventories 1809

First identified as ‘Royal Transport” 1866

First photos & description published in England, Germany, etc 1920s

Restored 1988

Photos of model

‘1929 Photo’ shows her appearance then

remaining photos (courtesy Alexander Dobrenko) taken 2007, following ‘restoration’.


More (much more!) information on the forum, at http://modelshipworld.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3709&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

Royal Yachts, 1685 to 1741

Royal Yachts	Built	Fate			Guns	Length	Breadth	Tons	Masts	Rig
Mary	1660	1675	wrecked			52.0	19.0	100.0
Royal Escape	1660			1714, rebuilt		30.5	14.3	34.0	1
Anne	1661	1686	sold			52.0	19.0	100.0
Bezan	1661	1687	BU			34.0	14.0	35.0
Katherine	1661					49.0	19.0	94.0
Charles	1662					36.0	14.2	38.0
Jemmy	1662	1722	BU			31.0	12.5	26.0
Henrietta	1663	1673	sunk			52.0	19.4	104.0
Merlin	1666	1698	sold			53.0	19.5	109.0
Monmouth	1666	1698	sold			51.0	19.5	103.0
Kitchen	1670	1698	sold	1692, bomb		51.0	19.3	101.0	2	ketch?
Saudadoes	1670	1696	captured	1673, rebuilt as 6th rate		51.5	17.5	83.0
Cleveland	1671	1715	sold			53.3	19.3	107.0
Queenborough	1671	1777	BU or sold	1718 rebuilt		30.0	13.0	27.0
Katherine	1671	1720	BU
Richmond	1672	1685	sold			45.0	16.5	64.0
Isle of Wight	1673	1701	BU	1701 - or rebuilt		32.0	13.5	31.0
Deal	1673	1686	sold			32.0	13.0	28.0
Navy	1673	1698	sold		6	48.0	17.5	74.0
Katherine	1674			1720, rebuilt		56.0	21.0	131.0
Portsmouth	1674	1703	wrecked	1679 rb, 1694 ('88?) bomb		57.0	20.5	133.0	2	ketch?
Charles	1675	1678	wrecked			54.0	20.5	120.0
Charlotte	1677	1771	BU	1710, 1761, rebuilt, renamed Augusta		61.0	20.5	143.0
Mary (Princess M?)	1677	1826	BU	1727, rebuilt		66.3	21.5	155.0
Henrietta	1679	1721	sold			65.0	21.7	162.0
Isabella	1680	1683	sold			46.0	16.0	52.0
Fubbs	1682	1781	BU	1701, 1724, rebuilt		73.5	21.1	148.0
Isabella	1683	1702	BU	or 1703, rebuilt (RCA)		65.7	18.9	126.0
Soesdyke	1692	1713	sold		8	57.5	19.5	116.0
Squirell	1694	1714	sold		4	47.0	14.0	37.0
William and Mary	1694	1801	sold	1765, rebuilt	10	76.5	21.6	152.0
Scout	1695	1703	sold	also called, Advice-boat, Scout-boat	4	38.5	13.7	38.0
Isle of Wight	1701	1712	sold		4	46.7	14.0	38.0
Saint Loe	1701	1716	sold		4	42.0	14.0	47.0
Fubbs	1701			1724, rebuilt		73.5	21.1	149.0
Isabella	1703	1715	sold		8
Portsmouth	1703	1832	BU		4
Drake	1705	1727	BU		4
Bolton	1709	1817	BU	1763-73, rebuilt	6	53 (deck)	14.0	42.0	1	cutter
Dublin	1709	1752	BU	1732, changed to ship rig	12	59.7	21.6	148.0	2	ketch
Irish	1700	1712	sold
Charlotte	1711	1818	sold	1737, ketch-rig, 1761 renamed Augusta, 1773 6th rate Princess A.	8	57.6	22.5	155.0
Chatham	1716	1743	sold		4	44.5	16.0	60.0
Queenborough	1718	1777	sold	1775, classed as sloop - survey ship	6	37.3	15.2	46.0
Katherine/ Catherine	1721	1801	sold	1737, rigged as ketch	8	61.5	22.4	161.0
Fubbs	1724	1781	BU		6	61.0	22.0	157.0
Drake	1729	1749	sold		6	45.0	16.8	68.0
Mary/ Princess M	1728	1816	BU	1736, ketch rig; 1783, rebuilt as ship		61.5	22.3	164.0
Carolina/ Royal C	1734	1762	foundered	orig. Peregrine (Carmarthen design)	10	70.5	24.0	216.0
Chatham	1741	1867	BU	1765, 1793, 1826 rebuilt	6	59.0	17.0	90.0	1	cutter