05-15-2012, 08:40 PM | #1 |
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[3e] Nonsuch
Nonsuch Ketch (TL4)
Built in 1650 as a merchant ship, then briefly used by the Royal Navy as the HMS Nonsuch, the vessel was sold to Sir William Warren in 1667. Selected for her small size (which allowed her to navigate up-river and be pulled from the water during the winters), she sailed into Hudson Bay in 1668-1669, becoming the first trading voyage for what would become the Hudson’s Bay Trading Company two years later. A replica of the Nonsuch was built in 1968, using tools and techniques of the 17th century. She features “hiding cabins” (fold-away bunks), a peg board for tracking position and speed, and a charlie mobile (chimney with a mobile head), plus six two-pound muzzleloading smoothbore cannons. The Nonsuch replica is currently on static display in the Manitoba Museum in Canada. Subassemblies: Body with Average lines +6, one 74' Main Mast +2, one 41’ Mizzenmast +0. Powertrain: 1,895 sf of Barquentine-Rigged Cloth Sails. Occupancy: 12 bunks. Minimum crew is 1 driver + 2 sailors. Cargo: 3,600 cf Armor: 3/5W overall Weaponry: 6x 2-pdr cannons (Falcons) [Body:L,R] (100 shots each). Body: Navigation instruments, 12 bunks, 360 man-days provisions. On Deck: Primitive controls, one cockboat. Statistics: Size: 53'x7'x74' Payload: 40.3 tons Lwt.: 72 tons Volume: 6,500 cf. Maint.: 104 hours Price: $37,172 HT: 9. HPs: 3135 Body, 142 Mainmast, 43 Mizzenmast. wSpeed: 14.4 wAccel: 0.5 wDecel: 0.5 wMR: 0.05 wSR: 3 Draft: 7'. Flotation Rating: 169 tons. Design Notes: Structure is Medium, with Standard materials. Waterproofed. Armor is DR 5 Standard Wood. The volume of the armor is figured into the design, as per the rules on p. VEii5. The ship’s volume was taken as 100 cf per displacement ton. The main mast height was given in the historical information, the mizzenmast height was determined from a photo of the ship. Design sail area was 2,975 sf; the real-world value is shown. Design draft was 4.2’; the real-world value is shown. Although the actual ship was built during TL7 vehicle, the designers actually used TL4 techniques, and this design uses TL4 figures for cost and weight.
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05-16-2012, 06:26 AM | #2 |
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Re: [3e] Nonsuch
It can't have been HMS Nonsuch, as it's not a ship. It would be H.M. Ketch Nonsuch in period Admiralty records, I should think.
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05-16-2012, 12:03 PM | #3 |
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Re: [3e] Nonsuch
I admit to being weak in my knowledge of ships of this period (and probably of all kinds, as well).
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05-16-2012, 12:50 PM | #4 |
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Re: [3e] Nonsuch
It's a fairly archaic point in any case and I probably wouldn't even pay attention to it if the Audrey-Maturin series didn't make such a big deal out of never calling vessels 'ship' unless they are actually ship-rigged, and lampshading the nautical ignorance of Dr. Maturin by having him confused about the subject about once every two books.
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05-16-2012, 08:17 PM | #5 |
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Re: [3e] Nonsuch
Interesting. I was unaware of such a distinction. I've been on the replica many times. It's certainly something I would refer to as a 'ship'.
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