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BEAUTIFUL NEW WOOD HANDCRAFTED MODEL SHIP. This extremely high quality model ship is completely handcrafted from scratch by a master craftsman.
THE MODEL SHIP IS 33 LONG X 30 HIGH
LE SUPERB – 1671
After King Louis XIV of France took power in 1661 he ordered his fleet rebuilt.
The resources of all European shipbuilders were used but the first real class of French ships of the line consisted of seven vessels built in Holland in 1666. One of those ships was Le Superbe built in 1671. She was considered one of the premier ships of her time and won many admirers including the British.
In 1672, the eminent shipbuilder Anthony Deane was directed by British King Charles II to build his new ships along the lines of Le Superbe. They first appeared in 1673, and after that became increasingly common in British ships and other nation’s ships.
Le Superbe joined Admiral Villaret de Joyeuse’s fleet. It was a period of great battles against the British fleet. According to history she was later captured by the British and renamed The Superb.
The Superbe came to a tragic end after being sunk in a storm in 1795. She was a masterful piece of art and sculpture and tragically sank to the bottom of the ocean.
Only the highest quality woods like rosewood, ebony, blackwood, mahogany and teak are used in building this model ship. In general, this is how the following woods are used:
Ebony (for blocks and small details)
English Sycamore (for the hull)
Rosewood (for the hull)
Blackwood (for the hull)
Mahogany (for the masts, squares, crow nests)
Cherrywood (for the deck)
Canons, muskets, anchors and other tiny details are made of metal (for decoration)
Sails and rigging lines are made of linen. Flags are made from material not plastic.
The model is handcrafted from scratch by skilled craftsmen. The ship is built according to scale of the original ship through original plans or, pictures using plank on frame construction. The hull is joined by multi-pieces of dry thin wooden bar together. Inside the hull a special glue is used which helps thin wooden bars stay close to one another and not split, crack or twist when the weather changes. The construction method is entirely by hand and it takes hundreds of man hours to finish.
INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGH PAYPAL ONLY. SHIPPING CHARGE SHOWN IS FOR THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ONLY.
FOR SHIPPING, THE MODEL IS CRATED. PACKING MATERIAL IS THEN ADDED AND FINALLY THE SHIP IS BOXED.
THE MODEL SHIP IS NOT A TOY AND SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
THE SHIPMENT WEIGHS ABOUT 70 POUNDS AND THE BOX SIZE IS APPROXIMATELY 45X46X24 INCHES IN SIZE.
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