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1/600 Queen of The West
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USA/USS Queen of the West was one of the "Ellet Rams" designed for use by the Western Gunboat Flotilla, United States Army, with a powerful engine and formidable ram. Queen of the West herself was purchased and rebuilt for her purpose: the long planks seen in this sculpt are often not depicted, but in fact reflect her appearance for most of her service life.
Initially, Charles Ellet ordered that none of the Rams should be armed with guns, for fear that they would not be used for their intended purposes; this, however, was eventually amended in most cases, despire received wisdom.
Queen of the West wasquite successful in US Army and later, USN service. In February 1863, she was run aground by fire from Fort De Russy on the Red River. Her crew surrendered, and the vessel was refloated and commissioned as a Confederate warship. She was at least partly armored in CS service, and it seems that there were plans afoot to convert her into a true ironclad, but nothing came of the plan. Her most notable action during this period was the ramming and capturing of USS Indianola - an embarassment that nearly proved disastrous for the USN.
Two weeks after being successful against Indianola, Queen of the West was cornered by three Union ships and struck multiple times at long range. She retreated, and at that point, depending upon which account you believe, she either sank as a result of fire aboard or was intentionally scuttled by her crew.
My sculpt does include her famous "Q" identification letter, hung between the two stacks. It seems to have been painted blue during her service with the Union' it's not clear how much her appearance changed in CSN service, but a watercolor of the ship in Union service (which is inaccurate as far as shape, but is clearly depicting Queen of the West) shows a predominantly white ship with black roofs and uppers. She may have had black bands on the outer ridges of her wheel houses. As per usual, of course, stacks, ventilators, etc. were also black. The cotton bales used to reinforce her protection would have been an off white, slightly brownish color.
Initially, Charles Ellet ordered that none of the Rams should be armed with guns, for fear that they would not be used for their intended purposes; this, however, was eventually amended in most cases, despire received wisdom.
Queen of the West wasquite successful in US Army and later, USN service. In February 1863, she was run aground by fire from Fort De Russy on the Red River. Her crew surrendered, and the vessel was refloated and commissioned as a Confederate warship. She was at least partly armored in CS service, and it seems that there were plans afoot to convert her into a true ironclad, but nothing came of the plan. Her most notable action during this period was the ramming and capturing of USS Indianola - an embarassment that nearly proved disastrous for the USN.
Two weeks after being successful against Indianola, Queen of the West was cornered by three Union ships and struck multiple times at long range. She retreated, and at that point, depending upon which account you believe, she either sank as a result of fire aboard or was intentionally scuttled by her crew.
My sculpt does include her famous "Q" identification letter, hung between the two stacks. It seems to have been painted blue during her service with the Union' it's not clear how much her appearance changed in CSN service, but a watercolor of the ship in Union service (which is inaccurate as far as shape, but is clearly depicting Queen of the West) shows a predominantly white ship with black roofs and uppers. She may have had black bands on the outer ridges of her wheel houses. As per usual, of course, stacks, ventilators, etc. were also black. The cotton bales used to reinforce her protection would have been an off white, slightly brownish color.
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1/600 USS/CSS Queen of The West
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