by Hank Ghittino
Member since 14-Nov-2015
Build Type:
- Kit→ Mantua/Panart
- Plank-on-bulkhead
Country: England / United Kingdom
Era: 1700-1815
Length Range: 080-125 feet (24-38m)
Model Material: Wood
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type: Impeller→ Sail
Scale: 1:47
Subject Type: Vessel→ Pleasure / Sport→ {Cruising+Luxury}
[glossary_exclude]Royal[/glossary_exclude] Caroline, named after the wife of King George II, was the principal [glossary_exclude]royal[/glossary_exclude] yacht during the reigns of George II and George III. The yacht was launched in the Deptford shipyards in 1749 and broken up in 1820. This was a time when England, under the Hanoverian monarchy, was becoming a world sea power. [glossary_exclude]Royal[/glossary_exclude] Caroline was not only a very beautiful yacht; perhaps the most splendid ever built, but also represented an important stage in the refinement of British shipbuilding. The Admiralty used [glossary_exclude]Royal[/glossary_exclude] Caroline as the prototype for a long series of frigates of various classes between 1750 and 1800. While it is surprising to find a yacht connected with the design of warships; the size of [glossary_exclude]Royal[/glossary_exclude] Caroline was not far from the smallest class of frigate.