Model Material: Wood

This model was scratch built from photos taken of an un-named vessel in 2014 in Qaqortoq, Greenland. It is a Norwegian-built trawler converted for use in taking minke whales.

This boat was commonly used to transport people of “importance” on the Thames so that they could avoid using the crowded and dirty city streets of London.

This is a model of the first USS Intrepid. It was a Tripolitan vessel (the Mastico) taken during the Barbary Wars by Stephen Decatur and used in a raid to destroy the captured US frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli. Previously it had been used as a bomb vessel […]

This is a model of a typical Greek bireme, as would have been used in the successful battle of Salamis against the Persian invading fleet in 480 BC.

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The Finished Model Build Log Blue, italic, text indicates where I deviated from the kit instructions The Kit The Keel Bulkheads Mark each one LIGHTLY in pencil so it is easy to place them.Mark lower than I did so you do not have to sand off the writing. Ready for […]