Le Rhone Ship Model
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Le Rhone Ship Model Description
Le Rhone Historical Ship model
Dimension: Length 76 x Width 19 x Height 42 cm
Construction of the boat:
We place a layer of fiberglass on the hull’s planks and painted with acrylic paint.
Decks made with small planks of Oak wood.
Masts and other pieces on the deck are made Teak, Acajou and Beech wood.
Anchors are molded in Zinc metal and painted.
The Cannons are turning in Solid Brass.
The Cotton sails are tinted in the tea.
Ropes are cotton and nylon waxed in the bee wax to do the rigging.
Le Rhone Ship Model History
The Rhone ship model was built in 1875 and bought by the Nourse Line, who renamed it after the River Rhone. Primarily used to transport Indian laborer's to colonies, it also repatriated 132 from St Lucia to India.
