A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED 1:96 SCALE MODEL FOR H.M. CUTT...

Estimate

£800 - £1,200

A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED 1:96 SCALE MODEL FOR H.M. CUTTER ENTREPRENANTE OF TRAFALGAR FAME

the 8½in. planked hull with planked decks with painted wood and metal fittings and armament as appropriate, bound mast with yards, boom and gaff, with standing and running rigging, mounted on stepped wooden base with nameplate contained within glazed wooden case -- 18 x 17¾ x 9¾in. (45.5 x 45 x 25cm.)

The armed cutter Entreprenante was built in France and operated as a privateer until 1799 when she was captured and assimilated into the British Royal Navy under her original name. Measured at 123 tons, she was 67 feet in length with a 22 foot beam and mounted 10-4pounder guns. Her first recorded action under British colors was off the Egyptian coast in 1801 where she assisted in the expulsion of the French Army of Occupation from that country. By 1805 she was under the command of Lieutenant Robert Young and had been re-armed with 10-12pounders [in December 1803] to enhance her status as a ship-of-war even though she was far too small to engage an enemy ship-of-the-line. Accompanying Nelson's fleet during the run-up to Trafalgar, her speed and maneuverability ensured she was kept busy carrying orders and dispatches between the ships and stations, and picked up the survivors of the French '74' Achille when she blew up. After the battle she was then ordered to shadow the remnants of the enemy fleet in order to ensure that it made port and therefore proved no further threat.

model in fine condition, one glass panel cracked