United States v Macedonian in 1:700

[carojon]

I have started work on building a collection of War of 1812 ships to add to my collection of 1:700 age of sail models with the two frigates that met 500 miles south of the Azores on the 25th October 1812, USS United States and HMS Macedonian.



This was the second of the three frigate actions of that year that would shake the British admiralty from a level of complacency that had come to characterise the approach to naval warfare by some British captains in their level of readiness and preparedness, and the outcome poses some what-ifs from the findings of the court martial of Captain John Carden, his officers and crew that could make a replay of the action interesting.



In this post I have taken a look at the action together with the 3D printed models used to represent these two famous frigates, and if you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's

https://jjwargames.blogspot.com/2024/11/revenge-in-name-of-honour-united-states.html

JJ

[carlos marighela]

Nice write up and gorgeous work on the ships. Decatur eventually gets his come-uppance in Endymion vs USS President. 

[vtsaogames]

Decatur's ultimate comeuppance came in 1820 in a duel with another US Navy hero, Commodore Barron.

[carlos marighela]

True that. Silly sods.

Given Decatur's manic desire to duel, be it by ship or in person, I wonder if he wasn't overcompensating for something?