A fantastically detailed 1/700 scale model of HMS Cambridge - British 80 gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
There are two versions of this ship available - pre 1783 refit and post refit. The first picture is the pre refit model, unless you message me otherwise this is the model I will send out as it covers the majority of Cambridge's active sevice.
HMS Cambridge was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Joseph Allin and built at Deptford Dockyard by Adam Hayes to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 21 October 1755.
In 1760 Cambridge became the flagship of Rear Admiral Charles Holmes, who had replaced Moore and was commanding out of Jamaica. Cambridge then formed part of Sir George Pocock's fleet at the taking of Havana from the Spanish in 1762. During that action she, HMS Dragon and HMS Marlborough were ordered on 1 July to bombard and capture the Moro Fort. Cambridge's captain, William Goostrey, was killed by rifle fire from the fort and John Lindsay – then captain of HMS Trent – took over command whilst the battle was still in progress. Cambridge’s eventual casualties were 24 killed, including her captain, and 95 wounded.
This is a resin 3d print from the fantastic Henry Turner range of miniatures, fantastically detailed, printed on state of the art 12K resolution printers ensuring a beautiful crisp detailed model.
Please note that if you choose the option for Hull,Masts and Sails, the Spanker and Staysails will be angled left by default. If you would like them angled to the right please message me when making your purchase.
Skillball's Minatures are delighted to be licensed printers of the Turner Miniatures range.