Nashville, USS (PG-7)

by Bob Comet
Member 12-Aug-1994 to 12-Dec-2010

Build Type: Scratch

Country: United States

Era: 1815-1914

Length Range: 200-400 feet (61-122m)

Model Material: Wood

Model Type: Static

Propulsion Type:

  • Fuel→ Coal
  • Impeller→ Propeller
  • Engine→ Reciprocating Steam

Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Patrol Vessels→ Gunboat

About the Vessel

Nashville was launched on 19 October 1895 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia. She fired the first shots of the Spanish-American war and performed escort duty in the Mediterranean during World War I. Between these two wars she took part in countering various foreign insurgencies and protecting American interest abroad.

Model Images

This model currently resides at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum

  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - view from starboard bow
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - view from port
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - deck aft of wheelhouse, from starboard and slightly aft
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - deck viewed from port quarter
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - aftermost stack and astern, view from starboard
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - aft deck view from starboard
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - Stern viewed from starboard quarter
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - deck amidship, high-angle view
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - ship's boats
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - Officers, ship's dog and cat
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - wheelhouse from starboard bow
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - wheelhouse and foredeck from starboard bow
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - blister gun
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - blister gun and deck gun
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - sub assembly, 1-pound gun
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - sub assemblies, various brass parts
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - sub assemblies, anchor davits
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - sub assemblies, skylights and companionway
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - sub assembly, smoke stacks
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - sub assembly, boat cradles
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - rough hull in shear and camber jig, gun deck
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - rough hull in shear and camber jig, upper deck
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - under constructions showing pockets for broadside guns
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - assembly, scroll work and anchor davit
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - under construction, overall view of assembly
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - assembly, view forward
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - assembly, view amidship
  • Model of gunboat USS Nashville PG-7 - assembly, view amidship

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