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Model Description
- 760mm" long x 270mm" Wide x 650mm" 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.
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Historical Significance
H.M.S. Prince, a first rank three decker with an armament of 100 guns, was built in 1670 under the reign of Charles II Stuart. According to a law of the time for building large vessels, a scale prototype had to be submitted to the Admiralty and the Sovereign for approval prior to construction. This is how the shipyard model of H.M.S. Prince has been preserved to this day and is now exhibited in the Science Museum of South Kensington/London. |
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