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Built in Boston to
defend the young American nation, USS Constitution
is as old as the document for which George
Washington and Congress named her.
“Old Ironsides’”
planks were hand made American oak up to seven
inches thick. The ship's design was unique for its
time because of a diagonal cross bracing of the
ship's skeleton frame that contributed considerably
to the ship's astounding
structural strength. Paul Revere forged the copper
spikes and bolts that held the planks in place and
the copper sheathing that protected the hull.
During
ferocious
the battle with
HMS Guerriere in 1812, the seamen, astonished at how
the British cannonballs were bouncing off the
Constitution's hull, cried out - "Huzzah! Her sides
are made of iron!" Hence, her nickname, "Old
Ironsides."
With an acre of
sail and a slim underbody, Constitution had a
remarkable top speed of 14 knots. This made her
faster than any ships of the line and frigates.
USS Constitution was
never defeated in battle. In 1844, she became the
first American ship to circumnavigate the globe.
She is now the world’s oldest commissioned warship still
afloat.
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USS Constitution model features:
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Scratch-built
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Double
plank-on-frame
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All
parts are wooden or metal
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Full 39
old-looking thin sails sails: the ship is at
her top speed. Foremast and mainmast lower studding
sails are all out. Nobody else has ever built ships
with this feature.
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Full number of boats
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Blacken metal
cannons and wooden carriage with ropes holding them in
place
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Exact
beautiful stern gallery that no other models can match
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60" long x 48" tall.
Sold out. Next unit will be
available in October 2010. Preorder it now:
$2,500
S&H is $300.
For display case, please click here:
https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/accessory/displaycase.htm
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