Virginie class French frigate (40 gun) 1794- 1884

Virginie-class French 40 gun frigate designed by engineer Jacques-Noël Sané.
A series of 10 ships ordered and built from 1793 to 1802

Ship built names were: Virginie, Courageuse, Harmonie, Volontaire, Cornélie, Zéphyr (never launched), Didon, Atalante, Rhin, Belle Poule and Surveillante.

Six were captured by the British becoming HMS Virginie, HMS Volontaire, HMS Didon, HMS Rhin, HMS Belle Poule and HMS Surveillante. One was captured by the Spanish becoming Cornelia and one was captured and handed over to the Turkish Navy.

Version 1 (22/11/2020) - First release includes models for both a French deck layout and a British refit layout. Each model includes both a high and low hull version. The high hull will better match other ship manufacture models and allow bases with wavy/rough sea conditions to better fit the model. The low version is better suited to a glass sea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginie-class_frigate

Photos show both the French deck layout and the British refit models as 'high hull' prints.

The ship hull and shape was built using various plans. The hull under the waterline was then removed and the upper parts were simplified in detail at the bow, thickened in the stern, windows exaggerated, and deck detail exaggerated. All this to be able to print out at 1:700 (and larger) scales. Smaller scales are possible but would likely require a resin printer for the best results.

Contains:

• Hull (includes deck planking, cannons and gunports):
  
  
  
  • resin:
    
    
    
    • 1 x 1:700 scale high height french hull
    
    
    • 1 x 1:700 scale high height british hull
    
    
    • 1 x 1:700 scale low height french hull
    
    
    • 1 x 1:700 scale low height british hull
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • fdm
    
    
    
    • 1 x 1:700 scale high height french hull
    
    
    • 1 x 1:700 scale high height british hull
    
    
    • 1 x 1:700 scale low height french hull
    
    
    • 1 x 1:700 scale low height british hull
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Sails:
  
  
  
  • resin
    
    
    
    • Combined masts/sails without lower mast section and with a hole for a rod/wire - for resin printing
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • fdm
    
    
    
    • Split masts/sails with lower mast section - for fdm printing
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

The sails are of a generic 5th rate size and are usable with other published 5th rate ships. Does not include the ratlines, flags or rigging string.

For assembly of the FDM bowsprit, please see the photos on the Intrepid-class 64 gun model (on this site) showing the bowsprit parts and mizzen (rear sail parts) being assembled.