by Bob Comet
Categories:
- Build type: [Kit][Model Shipways]
- Material: [Wood]
- Scale: [1:48 (1/4" = 1')]
- Subject Type: [Sloop-of-War]
- Era: [1700-1815]
- Nationality: [United States]
- Propulsion: [Sail]
About the Vessel
Fair American was a American privateer in the War for Independence. She was captured by the British and crewed by American loyalists during that same conflict.
Model Images
Links
- Model of Fair American by HRSMS member George Livingston
- Referenced in a Wikipedia article on privateers
- Referenced in Wikipedia article on the Battle of Delaware Bay
- Model Shipways Kit (we know this model was made from a kit, and we presume it is Model Shipways)