HMS Surprise Tall Ship 30\" Built Handmade Wooden Model Boat Assembled For Sale -

HMS Surprise Tall Ship 30\" Built Handmade Wooden Model Boat Assembled

This expert level, highly detailed, museum quality, HMS Surprise tall ship model is Brand New, fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit).This tall ship model was specially designed & built by the plank on bulkhead method (joining multiple small pieces of wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood together on the hull). The tall ship model is built exactly to scale as the original HMS Surprise was with many details. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish.HMS Surprise was a 38-gun frigate of the Hebe Class of the Royal Navy, although all these Fifth Rate frigates were re-classed as 46-gun under the general re-rating of February 1817, from when carronades on thequarterdeckand forecastle were included in the rating. She carried a complement of 284 officers and ratings, and a primary armament of 28 eighteen-pounder guns on her upper deck, with 8 nine-pounder guns (and 6 32-pounder carronades) on her quarter deck and 2 nine-pounder guns (and 2 more 32-pounder carronades) on her forecastle.

The Surprise was ordered on 10 April 1809, and her keel was laid down at Milford Dockyard in Pembrokeshire in January 1810. She was launched on 25 July 1812, and sailed round to Plymouth Dockyard to be completed. Fitting out took place between 9 August and 1 December 1812, and she was commissioned in September 1812 under the command of Captain Sir Thomas John Cochrane, sailing for the West Indies on 19 December 1812. She measured 150 feet 4 inches on the gun deck, with a breadth of 40 feet and a half-inch, and a depth in hold of 12 feet 9 inches, giving a tonnage of just over 1,072.Under Cochrane\'s command, she served initially on the Leeward Islands, where she captured the American 12-gun privateer Decatur on 16 January 1813, and subsequently on the North American station during the War of 1812. From June 1814 she was commanded by Capt. George Knight and was present at the bombardment of Fort McHenry in September 1814. She paid off out of commission into Ordinary (i.e. reserve) in August or September 1815. By 1822 she had been reduced to a hulk at Milford, but was then fitted out at Plymouth as a convict hulk to be stationed at Cork, where she remained until sold (for £2,010) there in 1837.The model measures 37\" long from bow to stern. It\'s a fabulous ship model that will be a conversation piece for any room or office.This is an Exclusive Edition Model Ship, where each model is uniquely identified by a serial number, which is laser cut to the hull of each model. In this edition, we are able to identify the production date of a model, the material that was used on the model, the craftsmen who worked on each area of the model, the individual who inspected the model and also the professional packaging staff. Quality is our number 1 priority, thus all steps are thoroughly supervised from the beginning to the end of making each model.

ITEM INFORMATION

• Condition: New (fully assembled). Ready to display, not from any sort of kit.
• 100% hand built individually using plank-on-frame construction method and similar to the building of actual ship.
• Made of finest wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood.
• Hundreds of hours where required to finish this model sailboat by skillful craftsmen and artisans.

DETAIL

• Individual wooden planks used in hull construction using “plank on bulkhead” method.
• Highly complex rigging with varied thread gauge, hundreds of blocks and deadeyes
• Figurehead, cannons, anchors, bell, propeller and other fitting made from metal and/or brass.
• Hand-painted to match the actual tall ship.
• Solid wood base and brass name plate included.

SHIPPING

• Item will be shipped within 1-2 business days after payment is cleared. Tracking number will be provided.
• We cannot ship to PO Boxes/APO\\\'s. We cannot combine shipping. No Local Pickups
• \"Free shipping\" item only applied within the continental 48 U.S. States. Please contact us for shipping rate if you want to ship to Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii or other countries.
• We useground service ofFedEx and USPS. Normally it takes 3-6 business days to arrive. However, please allow more time for International Shipments to arrive.Please contact us if you need express shipping service.
• International customers:Customer will be responsible for any taxes/duties at your country. Please contact your customs for import regulation.
• Guarantee to arrive safety. All shipments are FULLY INSURED withprofessional 100% secure packing.

TERMS OF SALES

• We offer 100% money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied.

·If for any reason you are unhappy with your item, just return it within 14 days for a full refund, minus original shipping cost. Please contact us prior to initiating a return so that we can issue you a Return Authorization. In some cases restocking fees may apply.In Unlikely event if item may arrive to your home or office damaged during shipping: - Please Contact us immediately within 72 hours of receiving your Order- Email us pictures of the damaged Item.There is no exception to this policy as required by shipping carriers. - The item will be replaced at no cost or a full refund will be issued when replacement is unavailable.

• Missing and loose parts are not considered damaged or defected. We will send you extra parts with instruction.
• For other reasons, please contact us to get a Return Authorization.

DISCLAIMERS

• The actual items colors may vary from colors shown on your monitor.If you have a question about a product not otherwise answered in the item description, please contact usvia MessagesSystem first and allow us the opportunity to help you and be sure we have what you are looking for.
• Listing pictures were taken from prototypes. Item(s) in stock might slightly different from the listing pictures. There are no two models looks identical.

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