USS Constitution
€900.00
Dimension: Length 88 x Width 22 x Height 66 cm.
Grade B / Quality Superior
Construction of the boat:
- We place a double layer of plank on the hull, Teak wood.
- Decks made with small planks of Oak wood.
- Masts and other pieces on the deck are made Teak, Acajou and Beech wood.
- Sculptures and Anchors are molded in Zinc metal and painted.
- Cannons turned into Solid Brass.
- Cotton sails are tinted in the tea.
- Ropes are cotton and nylon waxed in the bee wax to do the rigging.
Description
USS Constitution – Ship Model
Origin: American
Year: 1797
The USS Constitution model ship, popular known as Old Ironsides, is a three masted heavy frigate with a wooden hull.
As a result, President George Washington named the USS Constitution of the United States Navy.
The USS Constitution model ship is the world’s oldest still alive bespeak Navy warship.
The USS Constitution model ship, on the other hand, was start in 1797 as one of six original sail boat authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794.
The sail boat were designed by Joshua Humphreys to be the novice Navy’s capital ships.
Furthermore, the USS Constitution and her sisters were larger, more greatly armed, and more heavily built than normal boat of the day.
The USS Constitution was built at Edmund Hartt’s ship yard in Boston’s North End.
USS Constitution’s primary mission was to protect American seller vessels during the Quasi-War with France.
USS Constitution is best known for her efforts against the United Kingdom during the War of 1812.
Following that, the USS Constitution captured numerous commercial ships and defeated five British yacht.
Second, her battle with Guerriere gained her the nick name “Old Ironsides” and public respect, which has spared her from remove on numerous occasions.
The USS Constitution continued to serve as the flag ship for squadrons in the Mediterranean and Africa.
Additional information
Weight | 12 kg |
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Dimensions | 100 × 33 × 76 cm |