Picket Boat No.1

Build Type: Kitā†’ Model Shipways

Country: United States

Era: 1815-1914ā†’ 1861-1865

Length Range: 040-80 feet (12-24m)

Model Material: Wood

Model Type: Static

Propulsion Type:

  • Fuelā†’ Coal
  • Impellerā†’ Propeller
  • Engineā†’ Reciprocating Steam

Subject Type: Vesselā†’ Naval and Privateerā†’ Wooden Navyā†’ Gunboats

About the Vessel

Using a spar torpedo mounted on Picket Boat No.1, Lt. William Cushing and his crew succeeded in sinking CSS Albemarle at Plymouth, North Carolina, on the night of 27 October 1864.

Model Image

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Modeler’s Notes

If you look into the bins on either side of the boiler, you will see the coal, plus the shovel I made to go with it.  I used model railroad coal for the model.  The ammunition boxes and hardtack boxes were scratch built as were the implements for the boat howitzer.

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