HMS "Mercury" - a British frigate of the VI rank

The frigate HMS "Mercury" belonged to the category of warships of the sixth rank "Enterprise" class, armed with 28 cannons. Between 1748 and 1785, 56 sail ships of this type were built, grouped into 5 classes. The most numerous was the "Enterprise" class, in which 27 frigates were built according to the Sir John Williams project. The keel of the frigate "Mercury" was laid in the Mestaers shipyard in Tyems on March 25, 1778, the ship began service on February 24, 1780. Since 1803 it has played the role of a floating battery. In 1808, 24 new 32-pound carronades were installed in the battery deck of the "Mercury" instead of the obsolete 9-pounder guns. Starting in 1810, he served for four years as a ship, intended for the transport of troops, the so-called "troopship". The most notable actions, in which the frigate took part, are as follows: on May 25, 1801 the French frigate "Bulldog" was captured in Ancona, on April 4, 1808 it attacked the Spanish convoy near Cadiz - together with the frigate "Alceste" and the sloop "Grasshopper", it captured 7 ships and destroyed 20 more. On April 4, 1809 the French gunboat "Leda" was captured in the port of Porto di Rourigno, on April 23, 1809 it participated in the attack on the port of Porto Pesaro, on May 2 it significantly contributed to the capture of 12 coastal fleet ships at Porto Cesanatico. In 1814, "Mercury" was dismantled in Woolwich.

The model is well designed and detailed, very complex, so we recommend sticking it only to intermediate and experienced modelers, and even for them it will not be an easy job. The flags are printed on double-side printing on so-called "canvas" paper. The details of the ship's bottom cladding are printed with "metallic" copper color paint. The publication is equipped with a set of laser-cut cardboard of the required thickness frame and thickening details, but there is also a simple version of these details, drawn and printed on thin paper. Equipment of the ship's captain's cabin and cabin crew, secondary cladding details are provided.