CONSTRUCTO WOODEN BOAT KITS ARE SUPERB MODELS THAT COME WITH ALL THE WOODEN AND METAL FITTINGS COMPLETE TO FINISH THE MODEL.
5501346 UNION (SAILINGSHIP) 40CM
- OVERALL LENGTH - 15.75 INS (40CM)
- HEIGHT - 14.5INS
- WIDTH - 5.33 INS
- SCALE - 1:100
- FEATURES SOLID WOODEN HULL
BRIGANTINE, A SAILING SHIP OF ABOUT 40M IN LENGTH, TWO MASTED AND SQUARE RIGGED.
THESE SHIPS WERE MUCH IN USE DURING THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY AS A MERCHANT SHIP AND LIGHT WARSHIP AND ALSO SERVED VERY WELL AS COAST GUARDS AND ON SHORTER TRIPS.
MOST OF THEM WERE PRIVATEER MERCHANT SHIPS WHICH HAD BEEN ARMED AND EQUIPPED AS VESSELS OF WAR BY PARTICULAR MERCHANTS, AND FURNISHED WITH STATE COMMISSIONS TO CRUISE AGAINST AND ANNOY THE ENEMY BY TAKING, SINKING OR BURNING THEIR SHIPS.
SUITABLE FOR MODELLERS 16-70.
