Propulsion Type: Sail

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 […]

Flying Cloud, the most famous of the clippers built by Donald McKay, set the world’s sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco. The trip took 89 days and 8 hours. a record that held for over 130 years, from 1854 to 1989.