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The Acrimoni Naval Storefront is proud to announce that we have our first products ready for export.

Titan*:
Image (http://www.ndw.navy.mil/Visitors/NavyArtCollection/Images/Constellation.jpg)
Larger than most any other ship of the sloop category, the Titan Class truly earns its name.

Unfortunately the size of the craft limits its top speed to 10 Knots, loaded

Hull Design:

Extreme Length (Knight Head-Taffrail): 190 ft.
Length Between Perpendiculars: 180 ft.
Extreme Beam: 42 ft. 6 in.
Beam Molded: 41 ft.

Construction Materials:

Live oak: frames, stem, and knees
White oak: keel, keelson, sternpost, hull planking
Yellow Pine: ceiling, deck beams, deck planking, heavy spars
White Pine: joiner bulkheads, trunnels
Copper: clench bolts and fasteners below waterline
Iron: clench bolts and fasteners above waterline

Armament:

Main Battery (gun deck): Eighteen 8-inch shell guns capable of firing the innovative Paixhains design exploding shell, and four 32-pound long guns firing solid shot.

Secondary battery: Two 10-inch pivot guns on the spar deck, one forward and one aft.

Boat howitzer: One 12-pounder "boat howitzer".

Ships Boats: Five cutters and one launch.

Drinking water is carried in 50 iron tanks capable of holding 30,000 gallons.

Crew:

Reccomended crew is 20 Naval Officers, 250 Sailors, and 50 Marines.


Acrimoni*:
The pride of the Acrimonion Navy, built to be powerful enough to defeat an enemy of equivalent strength and fast enough to outsail a stronger opponent

Image (http://www.terryturbineparts.com/graphics/uss_constitution1.jpg)

armament:
32 24-pounder long guns
20 32-pounder carronades
two 24-pounder bow chasers

36-ft. long boat
4 30-ft. cutters
2 28-ft. whaleboats
28-ft. gig
22-ft. jolly boat
14-ft. punt

Construction Materials:

Keel White Oak

Hull White Oak knees

White Oak planking

Live Oak frames

Parts:
Yellow Pine
White Pine
Live Oak
Copper/Iron bolts & Fastners

Sails:
Flax-grown in Acrimoni

Sewn at Granary Building, Micca, AC

Rigging: Tarred Hemp

Design:

Displacement: 2,250 tons (depending on ballast)
Length:

204 feet billet head to taffrail (perpendiculars)
175 feet at the waterline
150 feet at the keel
Beam (width): 43 feet, 6 inches
Draft:

19 feet, 2 inches (forward) ; 22 feet, 9 inches (aft)
Mast heights
(keel to truck):


Foremast: 198 feet
Mainmast: 220 feet
Mizzenmast: 172 feet, 6 inches

Sail area:

42,710 square feet (original area with 36 sails)
12,225 square feet (Sail 1997 configuration with 6 sails)

Speed: 13+ knots (under full sail) ~17 mph

Crew:

600 (including officers, midshipmen, seamen,and Marine


The Titan costs $175,000

The Acrimoni Costs $320,000

(Dollars based on 1800 currency)

*denotes copper Sheathing

OOC:

More ships to follow including another frigate, another sloop, and a pseudo-Merrimack design. So, Im open to comments, or purchases!

OOC: I have a few questions about the frigate. First, are you basing it on the USS Constitution because the picture is of the Chesapeake. Second, does the keel have copper sheathing on it to slow down the growth of barnacles? Could you compose the frigate pretty much entirely in live oak instead of white oak?

OOC: I have a few questions about the frigate. First, are you basing it on the USS Constitution because the picture is of the Chesapeake. Second, does the keel have copper sheathing on it to slow down the growth of barnacles? Could you compose the frigate pretty much entirely in live oak instead of white oak?

Good catch on the picture, my bad. The copper sheathing does slow the growth of baracles but not significantly. It is mostly a good balance between durability and cost for metals that dont weaken when oxidized (i.e. Iron). White oak takes the needed shapes better. Live oak is more durable for thinner parts (frames and beams) whereas the actual body is large enough that both would be just about equally as durable. Seeing as how White Oak is Cheaper and easier to work with, its a better choice.

Im sorry. I misunderstood your question about the sheathing, I thought I had it listed. Yes, These ships have copper sheathing an dso does the other frigate I am developing. The other sloop does not and neither does the ironclad obviously.

Good catch on the picture, my bad. The copper sheathing does slow the growth of baracles but not significantly. It is mostly a good balance between durability and cost for metals that dont weaken when oxidized (i.e. Iron). White oak takes the needed shapes better. Live oak is more durable for thinner parts (frames and beams) whereas the actual body is large enough that both would be just about equally as durable. Seeing as how White Oak is Cheaper and easier to work with, its a better choice.OOC: I think the principles behind the six Humphreys frigates was that the hulls were live oak in just about every respect (except for the Constellation). Would you consider constructing from all live oak if a customer were willing to pay extra for that?

OOC: I think the principles behind the six Humphreys frigates was that the hulls were live oak in just about every respect (except for the Constellation). Would you consider constructing from all live oak if a customer were willing to pay extra for that?

Absolutely. My Acrimoni is a cross between the Constitution and the Constellation, but I can do almost anything special for the customer. In fact, I can make the ship a near duplicate of the Constitution if you like.

[OOC: Sounds great.]

To: Acrimoni Naval Storefront
From: David Dixon Porter
Museum Curator, Naval Museum
Subject: Order for frigates

The Naval Museum (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=377486) would like to place an order for two frigates. We would like to request that all three be built entirely of live oak as opposed to the combination of white oak and live oak mentioned for the Acrimoni-class and we would be willing to pay additionally for that.

The two frigates we would like to order are as follows: One replica of the USS Constitution, which is currently in our museum as an actively commissioned warship and one Acrimoni-class frigate. Monies shall be sent to you in the manner you specify. We look forward to working with you in the future.

To: David Dixon Porter
From: Acrimoni Naval Storefront
Subject: RE:Order for frigates

Dear Sir,

Your order is confirmed and ships under construction. Since these ships are for a museum, I assume you will not be wanting the standard beggining munitions that come with the ships? We have a few Acrimoni class Frigates already completed, but they are standard built. We can convert one of these into the Special Acrimoni class that you ordered and have it done in half the time for slightly less cost. This change would make almost no difference to its seaworthiness, but would be a bit shack-shamble for a museum piece. We have begun construction of a new ship anticipating that you value craftsmanship on these boats, but we will not use the live oak you requested until this is confirmed.

Your Acrimoni Frigate will be completed in less than a year, but the replica will take nearly a year and a half. Do you wish each ship delivered upon completion or shall we deliver both ships together when they are both finished? As for payment, since you are my first customer I will wave the charges on the Acrimoni class modifications and leave the price to stand at $320,000. Due to the special supplies and unique labour for the replica, I would price it at $340,000 (This price negotiable). Payments will be collected on delivery.

Yours Sincerely
Victor Khaed
Vice President of Exports
Acrimoni Royal Shipyard

OOC: I screwed up the guy's middle name. It's David Hancock Porter, not David Dixon Porter.

To: Acrimoni Naval Storefront
From: David Hancock Porter
Museum Curator, Naval Museum
Subject: Frigate order

We would like to have the ships of the utmost quality as if the ships were to be commissioned for the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy tomorrow. We also would like to have both ships delivered upon completion of the second vessel. We thank you for confirming this order and for the discount for being your first customer and we wish great success to you in the future.

The ships have set sail already. They should arrive in Sarzonia within a week, providing that this headwind holds out.

OOC: Actually, I don't think this thread is of much interest to anyone. Anyone interested in PMT seems to just want an rp but not to the scale of being their main character, and not to the extent of buying things from storefronts.