HMS Mordaunt
English line-ship 1681
Sc. 1 : 72
Used materials:
- deck planking pearwoods mouldings
- deck basswood mouldings
- masts and yards pear logs
- guns coloured epoxide castings
- anchors tin castings
- sails silk
Gain: gold medal at the Championships of the Czech Republic in 2010
The Mordaunt was launched at Depford, near London in 1681. It was commissioned by a syndicate of shipowners headed by Lord Mordaunt. However, he later became the sole owner of the vessel, when the other members left that association. In 1683, the ship was seconded into the Royal Navy, where it remained until 21 November, 1693, when it disappeared in the open sea of Cuba. A model of this ship is showed in Greenwich Museum.
