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UPDATED 2021/03/10 - Retextured the stack off-black to make it look more like what's seen in old period color and colorized imagery, as well as modern recreations.

Ported to OBJ from the generic low-poly model created by Tom Sanford for Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator 2 (CFS2). Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

This is a generic representation of a typical U.S. Navy (or Union) screw frigate that was in service at the start of the American Civil War (1861-65), or ACW for short. This was a traditional armed sailing frigate whose design had been adapted to incorporate an early steam engine, and they were quite common in the world's navies at this time. The Merrimac class is probably the best known example of this type of ship in Union service, and they were among the most powerful warships in the world; that is, until the Confederate navy fielded the newfangled ironclad CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimac, long story there, see separate entry) during the Battle of Hampton Roads on 8-9 March 1862. This development made the screw frigate obsolete overnight, given to what happened to USS Cumberland and USS Congress under her tender mercies on the very first day of that battle. Both the survivors of the Merrimac class and screw frigates in other nation's navies were replaced by ironclad warships as quickly as possible after the war was over, and they were either disposed of or disarmed and retasked for other purposes.

This is a low-poly model with only basic details (very basic!) based on a generic design that Mr. Sanford used for multiple CFS2 sailing ships and such. It is meant to be seen from a distance, and as such works best as a background prop out in a harbor or offshore somewhere. It will fail you if you get too close to it, so be careful in how you use this in your own 3D projects.

THis is not my model. All I did was port it for you. Please credit Tom Sanford for his original effort if you use this in your own 3D projects and efforts. You do not have to credit me for my OBJ port.

For non-profit, non-commercial use only.

Description

UPDATED 2021/03/10 - Retextured the stack off-black to make it look more like what's seen in old period color and colorized imagery, as well as modern recreations.

Ported to OBJ from the generic low-poly model created by Tom Sanford for Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator 2 (CFS2). Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

This is a generic representation of a typical U.S. Navy (or Union) screw frigate that was in service at the start of the American Civil War (1861-65), or ACW for short. This was a traditional armed sailing frigate whose design had been adapted to incorporate an early steam engine, and they were quite common in the world's navies at this time. The Merrimac class is probably the best known example of this type of ship in Union service, and they were among the most powerful warships in the world; that is, until the Confederate navy fielded the newfangled ironclad CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimac, long story there, see separate entry) during the Battle of Hampton Roads on 8-9 March 1862. This development made the screw frigate obsolete overnight, given to what happened to USS Cumberland and USS Congress under her tender mercies on the very first day of that battle. Both the survivors of the Merrimac class and screw frigates in other nation's navies were replaced by ironclad warships as quickly as possible after the war was over, and they were either disposed of or disarmed and retasked for other purposes.

This is a low-poly model with only basic details (very basic!) based on a generic design that Mr. Sanford used for multiple CFS2 sailing ships and such. It is meant to be seen from a distance, and as such works best as a background prop out in a harbor or offshore somewhere. It will fail you if you get too close to it, so be careful in how you use this in your own 3D projects.

THis is not my model. All I did was port it for you. Please credit Tom Sanford for his original effort if you use this in your own 3D projects and efforts. You do not have to credit me for my OBJ port.

For non-profit, non-commercial use only.