USS Constitution Wooden Model Ship
The U.S.S. Constitution, a three-mast frigate, is the worlds oldest commissioned
warship. Built primarily with dense southern live oak, her hull was 21 inches
thick in an era when 18 inches was common. Paul Revere forged the copper spikes
and bolts that held the planks in place.
The 204-foot-long ship was first put to to sea in 1798 and its most famous
era of naval warfare was the War of 1812 against Britain, when it captured numerous
merchant ships and defeated five warships, including the H.M.S. Guerriere. It
was during the ferocious battle with the Guerriere that British seamen, astonished
at how their cannonballs were bouncing off the Constitution’s hull, cried
out, "Sir, Her sides are made from Iron!" Hence, the nickname, "Old
Ironsides." The Constitution today is national landmark and is docked in
Boston.
Click
on image above to view!
A much more
detailed Model Ship is the Le
Saint Espirit Ships Model.
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