Black Seas U.S.Navy
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Black Seas Flotilla action (1770 - 1830)The Carronade Era was characterised by flotillas of small ships fighting out on remote stations across the globe - check out these articles on the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet and the Hunt for the Santisima Trinidad for examples of these actions! The Flotilla...
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U.S. Navy Fleet (1770 - 1830)The Naval Act of 1794 established a permanent standing navy on 27 March 1794, in the US. Prior to this, a US Naval military presence had been left wanting for 10 years. By October 1797, the first three of six frigates launched; the USS...
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USS ConstitutionUSS Constitution was one of six Heavy Frigates commissioned by the United States Congress in 1794 to protect American shipping against Barbary Pirates in the Mediterranean. These frigates were designed to outmatch the frigates of any other nation while remaining nimble enough to slip...
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Black Seas scenery packYou'll find within the box plenty to add variety to your games of Black Seas. Rocks of various shapes and sizes can provide tricky obstacles to negotiate with your vessels. They are also capable of blocking line of sight - a wily Captain, should...
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Master & Commander Starter SetTake control of your very own fleet of the greatest sailing warships of all time in this action packed, exciting naval wargame! Recreate the thrilling battles of the age of sail in all their glory with a unique and innovative initiative game system based...
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Black Seas Gunboat SquadronA gunboat squadron is like a gnat in comparison to the larger ships-of-the-line. Nevertheless, they have a useful place in the fleet. A gunboat would typically have only a single mast with square-rigged sails, mounting between one and three fixed cannons. Fleets of all...
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Black Seas - USS EssexThe USS Essex was a 36-gun frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, and the War of 1812. She was very successful in disrupting British whaling in the Pacific, before being captured in 1814, and re-purposed as the HMS...
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Black Seas: Schooners squadronSchooners are two-masted vessels with both masts having loose footed sails rigged on gaff and two or more headsails (staysails rigged in front of the fore mast). They were not designed for combat, being built mainly for cargo, passenger and fishing purposes. During the...
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Black Seas Accessory PackThis accessory pack allows players to customise their Black Seas vessels and scenery pieces to their hearts' desire. Contains: 6 Piles of Cannonballs 5 Closed Chests 8 Open Treasure Chests 6 Barrels 13 Cannons Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
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Merchant VesselsMerchant vessels were not designed for combat. They were slow lumbering vessels designed to have a large capacity for transporting goods but at the sacrifice of manoeuvrability. In Black Seas there are many scenarios that necessitate the use of merchant vessels. Scenario 4 -...
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Black Seas: Cutters SquadronCutters were usually tiny or small vessels with a single mast. Designed for speed more than transport capacity, the mast has a triangular aft (behind the mast) sail rigged fore and aft (from the front to the rear) and a headsail (a triangular sail...
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Black Seas: Bomb Ketch SquadronA bomb ketch’s primary armament was not cannon or carronade, but a mortar mounted near the bow elevated at a high angle, that employed explosive shells rather than solid shot. They were designed primarily as bombardment vessels (hence the name bomb ketch), and were...
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Black Seas: Large XebecA Xebec is a two- or three-masted vessel usually found in the Mediterranean that was used mostly for trading. It had a long overhanging bowsprit, an aftset mizzen mast and lateen sails. Favoured by Barbary Corsairs (Muslim pirates operating off the coast of North...
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Black Seas: Xebec SquadronA Xebec is a two- or three-masted vessel usually found in the Mediterranean that was used mostly for trading. It had a long overhanging bowsprit, an aftset mizzen mast and lateen sails. Favoured by Barbary Corsairs (Muslim pirates operating off the coast of North...
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Black Seas: GalleysThough galleys were out of favour by the Age of Sail, they were still used. Galleys are very low, long, and slender ships that use banks of oars as their main mode of propulsion. Identified easily by their long hulls and shallow drafts, they...
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Black Seas: Large GalleyThough galleys were out of favour by the Age of Sail, they were still used. Galleys are very low, long, and slender ships that use banks of oars as their main mode of propulsion. Identified easily by their long hulls and shallow drafts, they...
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Black Seas: Fire Ship SquadronFilled with gunpowder and other combustible materials, Fire Ships were deliberately set ablaze and sent towards the enemy battleline where they would explode or set opposing ships alight. Warships during the Age of Sail were highly susceptible to fire. With wooden construction seamed with...
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Black Seas: Sloops SquadronSloops are tiny vessels (although larger sloops existed) usually with only one mast and a gaff rigged aft (behind the mast) sail rigged fore and aft (from the front to the rear). Along with similarly sized unrated vessels, sloops filled the supporting roles of...
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Black Seas: USS OhioOne of the few US 3rd rate ships built after the War of 1812, sailing as part of the Mediterranean Squadron under Commodore Isaac Hull in the late 1830s. Though she did not see action until after the period covered by the Black Seas...
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Black Seas: USS North CarolinaConsidered to be the most powerful naval vessel afloat during her time as flagship to US Commodore John Rodgers in the Mediterranean from 29 April 1825 to 18 May 1827. Though USS North Carolina did not see action until after the period covered by...
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