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Fully
Assembled - Not a kit
Museum
quality model with
Amazing details
(cannonball racks
between the cannons,
planked deck where
you can see
the nail holes, oars in
the lifeboats, lantern
of the main mast).
30"
Long x 9" Wide x 23"
High (1:135 scale)
Real
authentically aged
copper plated hull, just
like the actual HMS
Victory.
(done to prevent the
torpedo worm from
destroying the hull)
Built
with rare, high quality
woods such as cherry,
birch, maple and
rosewood.
Perfectly
taught rigging with
varied thread color and
thickness.
Highest
quality parts used:
Metal anchors and brass
cannons
Advanced
rigging techniques with
over 100 blocks/deadeyes
17
masterfully stitched,
thick canvass sails that
hold their shape and do
not wrinkle
The
model rests perfectly on
a large wood base
(marble pictured)
between four arched
metal dolphins.
To
build this ship,
extensive research was
done using various
sources such as museums,
drawings,
paintings and copies of
original plans.
HISTORY:
On October 21, 1805, one
of the most momentous
battles in European
history began off Cape
Trafalgar, Spain. The
HMS Victory, led by Lord
Horatio Nelson, defeated
the Napoleon-led armada
of French and Spanish
ships as they attempted
to invade England. At
the head of the British
column, Nelson's
flagship, the HMS
Victory, sailed directly
into the center of the
Napoleon-led fleet to
cut it in two. Her
steering was disabled,
her sails were full of
holes, and she was
partially dismasted, but
Victory came straight
on. Only then did Nelson
give the order to open
fire while turning to
run down the line of the
French formation.
Victory slashed through
the enemy's line of
ships, taking great
punishment, but leaving
disaster in her wake.
While Lord Horatio
Nelson was mortally
wounded, he was informed
that he led them to a
great victory, with 25
enemy ships already
captured or sunk.
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