HMS Endeavour – Masts and standing rigging from 9 February 2020

Masts and standing rigging from 9 February 2020

24-Feb-20 Final view of model with completed hull, masts and standing rigging

24-Feb-20 Mizzen and tops’l ratlines rigged, red ensign added (the red ensign at this date is a flag flown by an Admiral of the Red – lower than Admiral of the Blue and the highest Admiral of the white)

24-Feb-20 Mizzen and tops’l shrouds rigged, backstays rigged

24-Feb-20 Mizzen and tops’l shrouds prepared

23-Feb-20 Main port and starboard shrouds and ratlines rigged

22-Feb-20 Main port and starboard shrouds rigged

21-Feb-20 Main port and starboard shrouds prepared

21-Feb-20 Main backstays and mizzen stays rigged

21-Feb-20 L20, L22 Fore topmast shrouds and futtock ratlines

20-Feb-20 L19, L21 Fore topmast shrouds and futtocks

18-Feb-20  L17 Fore port and starboard lower ratlines rigged

17-Feb-20  L18 Fore port and starboard lower shrouds rigged

17-Feb-20  L16 Foremast t’gallant backstays rigged

16-Feb-20  L15 Foremast t’gallant backstays rigged

16-Feb-20  L11 to L14 Stays main to foremast. Fore t’gallant shrouds, futtocks

16-Feb-20  Standing rigging Martingale and lashings L6 to L10, Jack on staff

15-Feb-20  Standing rigging from foremast to bowsprit L1 to L5

10-Feb-20  Bowsprit lashing. Masts and bowsprit glued, finished

 

10-Feb-20  Bowsprit dry assembled. Sprits’l booms, jackstaff cut finished

  

10-Feb-20  Foremast dry assembled. Yards and stuns’l yards cut finished. Foretop details

10-Feb-20  Main mast dry assembled. Yards and stuns’l yards cut finished. Main top details

9-Feb-20  Mizzen mast dry assembled. Yards and gaff completed

9-Feb-20  Masts, spars and fittings cut out, identified and prepared

9-Feb-20  Lower main, fore and mizzen masts cut to length