Existing comment:
Fair American, 14/16 Guns, American Privateer Brig, 1778
For sixty years, scholars have debated the origin and identify of this model. At present, it is believed to be a contemporary replica of an American vessel based in Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Revolution. Note the "studding sails" rigged outside the principal sails on the model's starboard side. These were usually deployed in light, steady breezes. |