The Ranger was one of the typical American cutters built in the first half of the 19th century and basically used for surveillance and coastguard duties.
Specifications:
Scale 1:50
Length: 465mm
Height: 390mm
Planking: Double
The ship was armed with a large carronade installed in the centre of the deck that rotated on a circular guideway, permitting rapid fire from both sides of the hull with a single weapon. The ranger is the particularly noted for its elegant line, emphasised by the depth of the keel at the stern. Given the generic nature of the tasks it performed, no significant events are known in which this type of cutter was involved.
