The Construction Of The San Felipe 1690

The San Felipe, launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish galleons of the XVII century. She was the lead ship of the famous Spanish Armada. The San Felipe displaced more than 1000 tons and was armed with 96 cannons, enabling her to take on the most formidable ships in the French and British navies. In 1705, she participated in a furious and heroic battle between 12 Spanish ships and 35 British ships but ended up at the bottom of the ocean with several tons of gold.

Tuesday, 31 December 2019

Completion Of The Standing Rigging

All the standing rigging now complete, now able to start the spars. This is quite exciting, it will be nice to see the first one in place.

The fore top gallant stay (farthest left on the picture) running to the figure head is temporary, just to add some tension to the fore top gallant. This is because the bow sprit has not been fitted yet due to the way the ship is stored in a cupboard (anti kid proof)

The ships boats still remain removed and wont be reinstated until completion.

I added a tiny bit of solder to the brass rings to ensure they di not pull open.