thx it was based on the hms agamemnon,a english 3 rate vessel from arround 1800
the intention was to make a wooden model, I had done this once many years ago. but to see works by arjan oude kotte he is a real legoartist, and since I always built lego in my childhood, I chose to build it. it is quite easy to make, the decks are fairly flat and there is no woodwork such as on ships of the 17th century
books from, among other things, stephen bietsty's cross-section man of war or historische schiffmodelle from w. zu mondfeld wil help you a lot
good luck and bricking