Confederacy was one of five frigates authorized for the fledgling Continental Navy in November 1776. (Only two saw service.) Launched November 8,1778, in Norwich, Conn., the 36-gun vessel served in the Atlantic until surrendering to two British vessels off the Delaware Capes on April 14,1781. After the capture, the British Navy commissioned the ship Confederate. The ship sailed to England in mid-June, but by late July, it was declared unfit for service. The frigates ultimate fate remains a mystery. Ronald built his admiralty-style model of the Confederacy from scratch using the practicum method of construction. Ronald's practicum was a 34-chapter plan depicting every phase of construction in the same manner and sequence as building the actual ship. Approximately 90 percent of the model was constructed piece-by-piece, just like the full-size ship.
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