Berlin
€875.00
Dimension: Length 80 x width 33 x Height 70 cm
Grade A / Museum Quality
Construction of the Boat:
- We place a double layer of plank on the hull, Teak wood for the model Varnished.
- Deck made with small planks of Beech wood.
- Masts, lifeboats and other pieces on the deck are made with Acajou, Beech and Teak wood.
- Sails made with cottons.
- Ropes are cotton and nylon waxed in the bee wax to do the rigging.
Description
Berlin Ship Model
Origin: Germany
Year: 1674
This Brandenburg frigate was named after the former capital of Germany as long ago as 1674. It is known that this vessel was built in Holland and resembled a galleon. There are also records of a few naval skirmishes: at the end of 1676 the “BERLIN” captured the Swedish schooner “Maria” and 1675 overpowered the French frigate “Royal De Dunkerque”.
Berlin Ship Model is the largest vessels of the German Navy where this type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be translated as task force supplier though the official translation in English is combat support ship, or in military parlance, a oiler. They are intended to support German naval units away from their home ports. The ships carry fuel, provisions, ammunition and other material and also provide medical services. The ships are named after large German cities.
Therefore, the Berlin Ship Model was built according to the Dutch pattern. Moreover, the ship would then have to bear the name “Wappen von Berlin”, but it is explicitly called “Stadt Berlin”.
Most importantly, The Berlin Ship Model was built in 1674 in the Dutch province of Zeeland. After that, she was put into service in the summer of 1675. Firstly, The Dutch captain Cornelius Reers was in command from 1675 to 1679.
Additional information
| Weight | 12 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 90 × 43 × 80 cm |
