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HM
Brig Badger
Nelson's
First Official* Command
Nelsons Navy
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| HM
Brig Badger Horatio Nelsons First Official Command |
* Although Nelson had captained both an unnamed sloop in November 1777 and
the Schooner Little Lucy until early 1778, these were not official commands.
As custom dictates, Nelson was referred to as Captain while in charge of these
ships but he was not in 'command'. This is due to the fact that Nelson, although
he had passed his Lieutenant’s exam in April 1777, was still a non-commissioned
officer (second-lieutenant) and was deemed only to have control or charge
of the ship but not command per se.
According to the most technical definition of the word, the only persons able
to exercise command in a military are commissioned officers. This is because
commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and,
as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities
of their specific office or position.
While in control of both the unnamed sloop and the Schooner Little Lucy, command
remained with Captain William Locker of the 32-Gun Frigate Lowestoffe - the
ship which Nelson was tending.
Nelson was promoted to the commissioned officer status of Lieutenant on 31st
December 1778, when he was commissioned to Badger, thus Badger became his
first command.
Model designed entirely in-house by Rich, Dave and John.
HM Brig Badger as fitted during Nelson's charge, December 8 1778 - June 19
1779.
Her armament includes 12 x 4pdr cannon and 2 x 0.5pdr swivel guns.
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Belaying around the base of the fore mast. |
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The fore top detail. |
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The main top detail. |
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The main yard. Note, on Royal Navy Brigs the main yard is rigged as a crossjack and so there are no sheets, cluelines, tacks etc. also, the braces lead forward NOT aft as can be seen in subsequent pictures. |
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Spritsail yard, bowsprit and jiboom detail. |
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Driver gaff rigging. Note that the driver gaff on brigs were rigged to hoist and as such vang pendants are NOT fitted, this point is noted by the likes of Lever, Roding etc. |
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The driver boom guy pendants. Due to the cabin roof not being utilised as a deck, the guy pendants lead inboard rather than to the taffrail. |
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Belaying to bulwark deck cleats, in this case the main (crossjack) yard braces. |
Model designed entirely in-house by Rich, Dave and John.
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