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Berlin Ship Model 30"Lpad

Berlin Ship Model


Berlin Ship Model 30"L
hcmber30padRetail Price: $499.00pad

Our Price: $349.00 (You save 30%)pad

Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days.

measures: 30"L x 24"T x 11"W

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The frigate Berlin was one of the first charter frigates put at the disposition of Frederic William by the Brandenburg Navy. Built in Zeeland in 1674, the vessel formed part of the Brandenburg fleet until 1688.

The Berlin was one of the first "charter ships" that the organizers of the Brandenburg Navy put at the disposal of Prince Frederick William -- who started Brandenburg on its transformation into Prussia -- and the ship was, in those days, called a frigate. Built in 1674 at the Zeeland dockyards, she had a length of only 80 feet, a width of 22 feet, and an armament of 16 guns, and so was too small to be classified as what we now think of as an 18th-century frigate.

The Berlin was, however, highly successful in her day. With her crew of between 70 - 100 men, the Berlin, commanded by the Dutch Captain C. Reers, performed remarkable service between 1675 and 1680: an attack on the Swedish fortress of Karlsburg; the pursuit and overpowering of the French corsair frigate La Royale de Dunquerque; the capture of the Swedish ships Leoparden, Diederik, and Maria in the Baltic Sea; the defeat of another Swedish ship, Enhorn; escort duty to protect the transit of the Brandenburg Army from Peenemunde to the Rugen islands; and then the momentous capture of the 50-gun Spanish vessel Carolus 2nd. For a 16-gun ship to capture a 50-gun ship was unheard of at that time, and is an amazing feat in any era. The Berlin proved the worth of her design and the merits of her crew again and again.

Ship Model Description:
  • Ship Measures 30”L x 24”T x 11”W
  • The Berlin model is shipped to you completely assembled and ready for display
  • This wooden ship model rests perfectly on a large marble base between four arched dolphins
  • This Berlin ship model is entirely handmade piece by intricate piece by skillful and experienced master craftsmen, using the plank on frame construction method - kits are not used in building
  • The following rare, high quality woods are used to build our Berlin ship model:
    Walnut
    Cherry
    Rosewood
    Birch

    Maple
  • Features metal anchors and machine turned brass cannons
  • Sails are handmade of thick canvas and rigging lines differ in weight, color and texture
  • Boasts significant deck detail
  • All of our wooden model ships are built according to scale through original plans, pictures and drawings
  • The finished Berlin ship model is carefully inspected for quality and accuracy numerous times before final packaging



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Berlin Ship Model 30"L

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