Mortar Barge No. 10

Mortar Barge, USA, 1862


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Published in Jan 2004

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Order PS Mortar Barge No. 10

The American Civil War saw the widespread use of large artillery pieces to attack fortifications. Mortar boats were one solution to the problem of getting the weapons to the places they were needed. Mortar Boat No. 10 was used by the Federal forces on the Mississippi and mounted a 12″ mortar.

The model has been developed based on drawings from Paul Henry’s book – Ironclads of the Civil War

Technical Details

Length Beam Displacement Armament Crew
20m 7m 70 tons 1 x 12-inch mortar unknown

Model Details

Scale Length/Width Pieces Sheets Difficulty (1-5)
1:250 8cm/3cm 26 1 x A4 2/3 [Difficult]

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