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Constellation's first duty assignment was
interdicting the slave trade off the coast of Africa.
She captured two slavers and released the imprisoned
slaves. At the outbreak of the Civil War, she made the
first Union Navy capture, overpowering Triton, a
slaver brig in coastal waters off Africa. She then spent
two years on the Mediterranean station attempting to
capture the Confederate commerce raider Sumter.
She also served briefly with Farragut's Gulf Blockading
Squadron.
After the war she saw various
duties, carrying famine relief stores to Ireland and
carrying precious American works of art to the Paris
Exposition of 1895. She was used extensively as a
training ship for Naval Academy midshipmen. During World
War II, she served as relief flagship for the Admiral of
the Atlantic Fleet. She is the last existing Civil War
era naval vessel and the last sail-powered warship built
by the U.S. Navy. She has been in Baltimore since 1955.
A nine million dollar restoration project was completed
in 1999.
USS Constellation is a
National Historic Landmark.
Today she brings back glorious memories to tens of
thousands of tourists that visit her each year in
Baltimore.
This USS Constellation masterpiece 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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Masterly painted
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Realistic old-looking thin sails
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Copper-plated bottom:
individual copper pieces that were weathered unevenly
to create a realistic look (not a large piece of metal
with faked lines.)
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Full number of boats
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Exact
beautiful stern gallery that no other models can match
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Wooden base (no marble)
36" long x 31" tall
$950
s&h $130
To add 110v light feature to
the models:
$200
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(Cord can be unplugged from base
for displaying without light)
For display case, please click here:
https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/accessory/displaycase.htm
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