Wood Ship Models

VIKING

This is a replica of one of the famous 10^th century Viking longboats of Gokstad, which were both manned by oars and propelled by sail.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 11-17/32”     (293mm)
Height:  10-3/16”      (275mm)
Beam:   14-3/16”      (360mm)
Scale:   1:75            4/25”=1 Ft 

PALMA NOVA

 The llauds were the typical craft of the Balearic Islands from the 18^th century until 1950.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 12-4/5”        (325mm)
Height:  12-7/16”      (315mm)
Scale:   1:25           12/25”=1 Ft 

BOUNTY’S
JOLLY BOAT

In April 1789, the H.M.S. Bounty left Tahiti and whilst passing through the Endeavour Channel, a number of the crew staged a mutiny. Captain Blight and 18 loyal crewmembers were forced by the mutineers into one of the three small lifeboats and were cast adrift. The craft, powered by a large sail and with four men rowing at a time, covered 3,600 miles until they reached the safety of Timor. 

TECHNICAL DATA: 
Length: 16-5/16”        (415mm)
Height:  14-3/10”        (363mm)
Beam:  13-3/8”          (340mm)
Scale:   1:25             12/25”=1 Ft       

BON RETOUR

A shell fishing boat from the Brest Region, built in 1952 at the Tertu du Fret shipyards, used for scallop fishing until 1980.  The boat is currently under the management  of the TUD AR MOR association founder for the protection of the maritime culture.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:          15.5”      (395mm)
Height:           14”         (371mm)
Width:            4 1/16”    (103mm)
Scale: 1:25                  12/25 = 1 Ft

CADAQUES

Alongside the Costa Brava and the southeastern coast of France, it’s still possible today to admire these traditional Catalan-fishing boats “resting” under the Mediterranean Sun

TECHNICAL DATA: 
Length: 14-15/16”           (380mm)
Height:  14-9/16”            (370mm)
Beam:  3-15/16”             (100mm)
Scale:   1:20                  3/5”=1 Ft          

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SAINT MALO

The Saint Milo began to be used in France after the war of 1870. By then the Americans had already been using them for some time in the schooners working off the coast of Massachusetts and new Scotland.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 13-9/16”            (345mm)
Height:  8-2/3”               (220mm)
Beam:  3-1/16”              (90mm)
Scale:   1:20                  3/5”=1 Ft          

SANTISIMA TRINIDAD

The biggest warship of the XV111 Century. Built up on 1769 in the shipyard of Havana (Cuba), it took part at the Battle of TRAFALGAR IN 1805.  To commemorate the bicentenary of this battle, Artesania Latina reproduces the captain’s boat of the Santisima Trinidad.

 TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:  14 15/16”           (380 mm)
Height:                           (235 mm)
Width:                             (85mm)
Scale:      1:50

MARE NOSTRUM

The Mare Nostrum is a typical Mediterranean trawler from the Costa Brava area.  It’s easy assembly and beauty makes the Mare Nostrum the perfect model for novice or experienced model makers alike.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:  16 ¼”         (410mm)
Height:   10 5/8”       (270mm)
Width:     4 1/8”        (105mm)
Scale:     1:35          12/35” = 1 Ft.

ZUIDERZEE BOTTER 

The Botter from the Isle of Marken is a typically Dutch boat, which for many centuries, sailed the Zuiderzee, later called the Ljsselmeer.

 TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:   10 11/12”          (475mm)
Height:    14 ¾”               (375mm)
Width:      4 ½”                (115mm)
Scale:      1:35                12/35” = 1 Ft.

BREMEN

Shrimp fishing cutters first appeared in 1898, and were virtually restricted in the North Sea. Ten years later they began to be fitted with 8-10 hp motors and were usually about 10 meters in length.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 15-3/4”               (400mm)
Height:  12-15/16”           (330mm)
Beam:  4-7/16”               (113mm)
Scale:   1:35                  12/35”=1 Ft       

LA CANCALAISE

It appeared in the ports of Cancale and Granville around 1850.  In the half century that followed, the La Cancalaise underwent considerable transformation.  The vessel is noted for its unique  shape, the audacity of its rigging and the elegance of its masts and spars.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:  25 9/16”              (650mm)
Height:   20 3/11”              (515 mm)
Width:    3 16/17”              (100mm)   
Scale: 1:50                       6/25” = 1 Ft.     

AMSTERDAM R/C

The Amsterdam tugboat was built in the Johan Alkers Shipyard in Hamburg Germany, in 1971. It was specially built to handle and serve very large ships and super tankers of this modern age. Three other sister ships were built called: Malabar, Tenace and Centour, which serving at this moment with the French Navy.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 41-3/4”              (1060mm)
Height:  23-5/8”              (600mm)
Beam:  11-1/32”             (280mm)
Scale:   1:50                  6/25”=1 Ft        

HELLEN RC

A reproduction in scale 1:20 of a typical English coastal fishing boat, its displacement weight is 6 kgs and is fitted to take radio control apparatus. It can, however, be used simply as a complete decorative model owing to the fine quality of woods used for its construction.

 TECHNICAL DATA: 
Length: 33-25/32”           (858mm)
Height:  24-13/32”           (620mm)
Beam:  9-14/32”             (240mm)
Scale:   1:20                  3/5”=1 Ft 

SANSON

The Sanson was a high sea tug from the end of the 19^th and the beginning of the 20^th century. Its engine was driven by a steam boiler that could produce up to 2000hp, reaching speeds of up to 14 knots. It was filled with large fenders at the bow and along the sides. Generally, its function was not so much to tow, but rather to “push” the transatlantic giants.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 23-25/32”           (605mm)
Height:  13-24/32”           (350mm)
Beam:    5-3/32”             (130mm)
Scale:   1:50                  6/25”=1 Ft 

KING OF THE
MISSISSIPPI

The authentic Mississippi paddlewheel steamboat reminds us of Mark Twain’s most famous characters, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Fin. They helped to shrink the vastness of America, and as showboats, they made that vastness a little less lonely. America is not only vibrant and modern, but can also be the land of romance and dreams.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 25-30/32”           (660mm)
Height:  11-15/32”           (192mm)
Beam:    5-3/32”             (130mm)
Scale:   1:80                  3/20”=1 Ft 

MARINA II

A Bay of Biscay fishing boat.  The waterline of any boat must be defined by the sea on which they will sail.  Boats that sail the Bay of Biscay or the Atlantic have a different shape than those that sail gentler seas such as the Mediterranean. 

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:     24 1/32”           (610mm)
Height:     17 22/23”          (450mm)
Width:       6 5/32”             (157mm)
Scale:      1:50                  6/25” = 1 Ft.

This is a replica of one of the famous 10^th Century Viking I Longboats of Gokstad, which were both manned by oars and propelled by sail.

 TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:     11 17/32”      (293mm)
Height:      10 13/16”      (275mm)
Width:       14 3/46”        (360mm)
Scale:        1:75            4/25” = 1 Ft.

SANTISIMA TRINIDAD

The biggest warship of the XVIII Century. Built up on 1769 in the shipyard of Havana (Cuba), it took part at the Battle of TRAFALGAR IN 1805.  To commemorate the bicentenary of this battle, Artesania Latina reproduces the captain’s boat of the Santisima Trinidad. (Complete Kit)

 TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:  14 15/16”           (380 mm)
Height:                           (235 mm)
Width:                            (85mm)
Scale:      1:50

VIRGINIA

At the start of the 19^th century, the United States began to build fore-and-aft rigged sailing ships called schooners, offering great maneuverability and elegance. The Virginia was designed in 1819 and launched that same year.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 21-1/4”              (540mm)
Height:  19-11/16”           (500mm)
Beam:  47-1/4”               (120mm)
Scale:   1:41                  3.41”=1 Ft        

TRAMONTANA

MARIE JEANNE

The Marie Jeanne, is a tuna boat from the French Harbor of Concarneau, was a part of the fish sailing fleet, which sailed from 1900 to 1930. The general trend towards engine propulsion contributed to the end of those elegant fishing boats, which often sported colorful sails.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 22-1/4”              (565mm)
Height:  19-1/2”              (495mm)
Beam:  4-1/2”                (115mm)
Scale:   1:50                  6/25”=1 Ft        

JOLIE BRISE

The celebrity of the cutter, which worked from the port of Le Havre, was due to the incomparable strength of its construction. It was launched in 1913 and is still afloat, although unfortunately not in the native land, but across the Channel in England.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 19-7/8”              (505mm)
Height:  20-1/4”              (515mm)
Beam:  4-1/16”               (103mm)
Scale:   1:50                  6/25”=1 Ft        

LA CANCALAISE

It appeared in the ports of Cancale and Granville around 1850.  In the half century that followed, the La Cancalaise underwent considerable transformation.  The vessel is noted for its unique  shape, the audacity of its rigging and the elegance of its masts and spars.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:  25 9/16”              (650mm)
Height:   20 3/11”              (515 mm)
Width:    3 16/17”              (100mm)   
Scale: 1:50                       6/25” = 1 Ft. 

BARCELONA

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JS ALCANO

GORCH FOCK

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MARE NOSTRUM

The Mare Nostrum is a typical Mediterranean trawler from the Costa Brava area. Its easy assembly and beauty makes the Mare Nostrum the perfect model for novice or experienced model-makers alike.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 16-1/4”              (410mm)
Height:  10-5/8”              (270mm)
Beam:  4-1/8”                 (105mm)
Scale:   1:35                  12/35”=1 Ft       

LA TOULONNAISE

A French Schooner with 8 eighteen pounder carronades, was in service between 1823  and 1843.  It was launched in Toulon on August 13, 1823 and took part in the Spanish war under the command of Commodore Joursin.  Stationed first in Barcelona and later Cadiz, it played an active role in the bombardment of this second port.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:  720 mm
Height:   515 mm
Scale: 1:70

SANTA MARIA

The Santa Maria, together with the Pinta and Nina, is famous the world over for its part in Columbian’s discovery of the New World on October 12, 1942.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 22-1/32”            (560mm)
Height:  19-2/32”            (485mm)
Beam:  6-9/32”              (160mm)
Scale:   1:65                  12/65”=1 Ft       

INDEPENDENCE 1775

The schooner, Independence, was built in the United States in 1775, and fought in the War of Independence against England. We hope you will be captivated as we were of the elegance and history of this marvelous model.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 29-21/32”           (754mm)
Height:  23-25/32”           (605mm)
Beam:  12-31/32”            (330mm)
Scale:   1:35                  12/35”=1 Ft       

HARVEY

The Baltimore Clippers could be painted in disreputable colors, with their sails torn or with pitch everywhere, but they were always elegant and last into the wind. These ships dominated the seas in the late 19^th century, when the first steamers started to do battle with their heroic predecessors. The Harvey was one of the first clippers to be built.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 26-3/4”              (680mm)
Height:  19-1/4”              (490mm)
Beam:    9-3/4”              (250mm)
Scale:   1:58                  6/29”=1 Ft

BREMEN

Shrimp fishing cutters first appeared in 1898 and were virtually restricted in the North Sea. Ten years later they began to be fitted with 8-12 hp motors and were usually about 10 meters in length. The Bremen was a wooden boat built in 1953, in a small, unknown boat yard of the German Coast.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 15-3/4”               (400mm)
Height:  12-15/16”           (330mm)
Beam:  4-7/16”               (113mm)
Scale:   1:35                  12/35”=1 Ft 

FALCON
US COAST GUARD
 

MAYFLOWER

Their region having been declared illegal, an group of English puritans set sail for America in the Mayflower, on September 6, 1620, under the orders of the ship’s Captain, Christopher Jones. The Mayflower was destroyed on its return to England in 1624. A replica was built three centuries later and presented in the ports of New York, Miami and Washington. It presently serves as a floating museum, riding at anchor in the port of Plymouth, United States.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 23-13/16”           (605mm)
Height:  19-11/16”           (500mm)
Beam:    4-59/64”          (135mm)
Scale:   1:64                  3/16”=1 Ft 

H.M.S. ENDEAVOUR

The H.M.S. Endeavour was launched in 1765. She was prepared three years later for a voyage under the command of Captain James Cook. During this voyage, Australia was discovered and Tahiti and numerous islands were sighted. She returned to England in 1771, bringing back all kinds of animals and vegetables unknown to England.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 31-1/2”              (800mm)
Height:  27-3/16”            (690mm)
Beam:    6-7/8”              (175mm)
Scale:   1:60                  1/5”=1 Ft 

HERMOINE LAFAYETTE
1780

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:    29 ½”              (750mm)
Height:     23 29/64”        (596mm)
Width:      11 13/32”        (290mm)
Scale:      1:89               12/89” = 1 Ft.

SANTA MARIA (PLUS)

 Complete kit with tools. (See 22411)

HERMIONE LA FAYETTE
1780

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:    29 ½”              (750mm)
Height:     23 29/64”        (596mm)
Width:      11 13/32”        (290mm)
Scale:      1:89               12/89” = 1 Ft.

KING OF THE
MISSISSIPPI (PLUS)

H.M.S. BOUNTY

The H.M.S. Bounty is very well known to all from films and books. It’s a relatively simple boat: a merchant ship, rigged as a frigate and equipped for exploration journeys, a common practice amongst the navies during the 18^th and 19^th centuries.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 38-19/32”           (980mm)
Height:  30-1/32”            (763mm)
Beam:  13-31/32”           (355mm)
Scale:   1:48                  1/4”=1 Ft 

JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO

This 4 masted bergantin of the Spanish Navy, a Naval Academy Training Ship, was launched in Cadiz on March 56, 1927. I preparation of the great of race of 3,600 miles between Lisbon and Hamilton in 1964, some of her sails were amended and after some hard training, the ship reached a speed of 15 knots. She has a crew of 36 officers, 143 sailors and 70 marines. The shop has 2 saluting cannons and her total weight is 94.13mm.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 40-3/16”              (1020mm)
Height:  20-1/2”               (520mm)
Beam:    9-1/16”              (230mm)
Scale:   1:110                 1/18”=1 Ft        

U.S. CONSTELLATION

The U.S. Constellation started her active life in 1798 and was withdrawn from service in 1955. Her missions included seizing numerous ships, defending the Hawaiian Island against annexation by the British in 1843 and transporting food to Ireland during the Great Famine of 1845 – 1849. It was also the first U.S. warship to visit China in1842, and it became a training vessel in 1871. Today, it brings back glorious memories to tens of thousands of tourists who visit her each year in Baltimore.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 40-3/4”               (1020mm)
Height:  27-15/16”            (520mm)
Beam:    6-1/32”              (230mm)
Scale:   1:85                   12/85”=1 Ft       

SAN FRANCISCO II

Galleons appeared in the mid 16^th century. For close to 150 years, the Galleon was the warship par excellence. Its three decks, and abundance of equipment, its imposing and robust design and characteristics of galleons, make the San Francisco II a really magnificent ship. Enjoy discovering the secrets of the galleons.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 26-3/4”              (680mm)
Height:  20-7/16”            (520mm)
Beam:    9-7/16”             (240mm)
Scale:   1:90                  2/15”=1 Ft 

SAN JUAN
NEPOMUCENO

A 2,700-ton vessel with 74 cannons launched in 1756, the San Juan Nepomuceno represents for the Spaniards a wonderful example of the heroic temper of their race and of the bravery of their sailors. Commanded by Admiral Cosme Damian Churruca, the San Juan Nepomuceno fought at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and there won imperishable glory through suffering and death. Admiral Nelson, mortally wounded, continued directly the battle, while Admiral Churruca, whose leg was shot off by a cannon ball, continued commanding his ship, ordering fire!

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 37-3/4”              (960mm)
Height:  29-1/2”              (750mm)
Beam:  15-3/4”              (400mm)
Scale:   1:90                  2/15”=1 Ft        

H.M.S. VICTORY
1765

The first class ship H.M.S. Victory was launched on May 7, 1765. It played an important part in the English fleet from 1778 to 1812, and built its reputation in the important battles at Ushant (1781) and San Vicente (1797). But it was October 21, 1805 at the Cape of Trafalgar where, under the command of Admiral Nelson, this fabulous ship brought victory to the English fleet over the Spanish French armada. The battle of Trafalgar, whose bicentenary will be October 21, 2005, marked the climax and supremacy of the Royal Navy when H.M.S. Victory made history. As a museum since 1992, the Victory can be seen and admired in the Royal Navy port in Portsmouth. (England)

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length: 48-13/32”              (1230mm)
Height:  32-15/32”            (825mm)
Beam:  17-22/32”             (450mm)
Scale:   1:84                   1/7”=1 Ft          

SANTA ANA
1784

The Santa Ana was built at El Ferrol, Spain in 1784.  She was a prototype of a series of 8 ships and carried 112 guns.  In Trafalgar, 1805, she fought against the Royal Sovereign.  After more than three hours with over 100 men killed, her rigging destroyed and surrounded by many British ships, she surrendered.  But, during the heavy storm that followed the battle, her crew seized her and the Santa Ana arrived to Cadiz.

TECHNICAL DATA: 
Length:      1250MM
Height:       950mm
Width:        450 mm
Scale:        1:84    1/7’ = 1 Ft.

H.M.S. SURPRISE
1796

A British Frigate built at Le Havre in 1794 as a 24.8 lb long guns French corvette, I’Unite was captured in 1796 by the British and renamed H.M.S. Surprise. She was rearmed and classified as a sixth-rate frigate. She inspired the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels by Patrick O’Brian and featured in the 2003 film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

TECHNICAL DATA:
Length:   1330mm
Height:    960mm
Beam:     465mm
Scale:     1:48 

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