Amati's HM Bomb Vessel Granado is a Victory Series Model Kit. This kit is best suited for a person with some wooden model building experience. These kits are the finest scale reproductions of sailing vessels from the 16th through 19th centuries, developed by talented ship modeler Chris Watton. Victory Model kits feature laser-cut parts, high quality scale fittings, photo-etched brass parts for fine scale detail, high quality woods, detailed plans, and instructions in English. These are among the highest quality ship model kits available.
- Length 31.5", Height 23.5", Scale 1:64
The Bomb Vessel Granado was ordered on the 14th September, 1741. The contract was given to the Ipswich shipbuilder, John Barnard. Launched June 22, 1742, her construction work was overseen by the great Navel surveyor and architect Thomas Slade. Slade later designed Nelson's flagship Victory. Granado's lines and uncommon carving work suggest she was originally intended as a sloop. For the first 14 years of her operational career, Granado was indeed fitted out as a sloop, not a bomb vessel. From 1745 to 1748 Granado was mainly employed off the East coast of England intercepting smugglers and privateers. With the impending arrival of what was to become the Seven Years War, the Granado was recommissioned on April 26, 1756. It wasn't until July 1756 that Granado was converted to her original role of bomb vessel. She was refitted at Woolwich for Channel service. She was outfitted with two 13-in mortars, 4-pound carriage guns and anti-personnel swivel guns.
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