1/64 Scale HM Brig Badger Model Kit

The Badger is best remembered as the first command and an important step, in the career of Horatio Nelson. Scale 1:64 Length 600mm Height 530mm Beam 240mm Double plank on bulkhead construction in lime and walnut All decking in high quality Tanganyika strip High quality fittings Precision CNC cut and profiled walnut and ply components Fully detailed actual scale plan sheets Two comprehensive step by step colour instruction manuals including technical drawings and constructional photos of the prototype. History Badger (Ex-Pitt) is believed to have been a prize captured during the War of American Independence (1775 - 1783). She is shown on Navy Lists from 1776 and remained in service until sold in 1783. Brigs were generally used for convoy duties, carrying dispatches, inshore reconnaissance and upholding trade agreements and Badger was no exception. Brigs differed from standard ship rigged men-of-war in so much as they were square-rigged on two masts and the bowsprit only. Although relatively swift and manoeuvrable brigs were very cramped and uncomfortable as they tended to be considerably wet in heavy seas. In 1778, while serving on board the 50-Gun Ship Bristol, Nelson was promoted by Admiral Parker to the position of Commander and, on 8th December 1778, he was appointed to Badger. Nelson actually entered into Badger on 31st December 1778, superseding Captain Everitt. Nelsons time on Badger was generally uneventful, carrying out blockade and escort duties. However, two incidents worthy of mention are: The capture of an 80 ton vessel: On Thursday 29 April 1778 Badger ‘… made Sail and gave Chace, at 4 fired a four pounder shotted and brought to the Chace…’. The prize proved to be the 80 ton vessel La Prudente, ‘… a sloop from Cape François bound to the Mississippi…’ carrying nine Frenchmen. The rescue of the men from on board HMS Glasgow: On Wednesday 2 June 1779, while anchored at Montego Bay, ‘… at 6PM saw the Alarm of Fire on board the Glasgow: sen