1:48 Reconstruction Keel Construction Gallery

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HMS Victory

Keel

Follow the beginning of HMS Victory’s reconstruction with the laying of the keel—the structural backbone of the ship. Every section was calculated, drawn, preassembles and assembled according to historical plans at a scale of 1:48.

Naval architecture office

Naval architecture office

Construction of the individual pieces for the Keel

Construction of the individual pieces for the stern section

Construction of the individual pieces for the stem section

Gripe, Keel of head, Main piece, Chock piece, Gammoning piece, Gammoning knee, Gammoning knee extension piece

Preassembly of the Bow section

Preassembly of the Stern section

To give me an indication of what it looks like

Preassembly of the Stern section

The finished keel with the Transoms

Tapered and smoothed bow section

Tapered and smoothed bow section with bobstay holes

Bow section Rabbet

Tapered and smoothed bow section with Gammoning slots

Stern section

Assembly of Transoms

Assembly of Transoms

Fitting the Transoms using a plumb line

Fitting the Transoms using a plumb line

Fitting the Transoms using a plumb line

Fitting the Transoms using a plumb line

Individual assembled Transons

Fitting the Transom's using a plumb line

Aligning the stern post, deadwood and part of the keel

Aligning the stern post, deadwood and part of the keel

Individual assembled Transons

Individual parts of Transons

Deadwood from behind

Preassembled lower Stern section