Model Description

• 1600mm" long x 640mm" Wide x 1400mm" High 
• Requires hundreds of hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by our master artisans. 
• Plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added one at a time).
• Built with rare, high quality copper.
• The model rests perfectly on a large, polished redwood base between four arched metal fishes
• Masterfully stitched canvas sails
• No plastic fittings (metal anchors and machine turned brass cannons).
• Significant deck detail.
• To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship.
  

Historical Significance

The launching of the San Felipe in 1690 began its career of engaging the British and French Navies while protecting the galleons that were bringing to Spain the plunder from the Caribbean and South America. The San Felipe played a major role in protecting the colonial Spanish Settlements as well as escorting ships on the long voyage back to Spain.