HELLO TO ALL !
Unique ship, consistency of wood, rigging, labor, and craftmanship.
The ship are 100% scratch built, thousands of pieces, put together piece by piece, no model kits, and no store bought parts.
Time of production more then 200 hours or 4-5 months.
The materials used in these models are, wood, wire, threads, and cloth and other fabric used for the sails and flags.
Made by my grandfather, award wining modeller in Croatia.
A RARE MUSEUM QUALITY, ONE-OF-A-KIND BEAUTIFUL SHIP MODEL OF A 17TH CENTURY GERMAN FRIGATE.
100% SCRATCH BUILT.THE SHIP DIMENSIONS ARE - 27" (68 cm) LONG X 25" (64 cm) HIGH
detailed photos of the model click http://postimage.org/gallery/1629xxks/
HISTORY:
The frigate FRIEDRICH WILHELM ZU PFERDE belonged to the Brandenburg fleet of the Grosse Kurfuerst Frederick William in the years 1685 - 1693.
The ship had typical Dutch construction features. As two-decker she carried 54 cannons and had a crew of 200-250 men. The overall length over all was 37 m / 125 feet and the tonnage about 900 tons.
The “Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde”, a German frigate, was built between 1660 and 1661 in the shipyard of Pillau Princpaute by Mr. G.C. Peckelhering.
The “Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde” made several trips … in 1685 from Pillau to Emden, in September 1691 from Emden to Shetland Islands under the guide of Captain Jean Le Sage as an escort for the " Derfflinger". On July 25 1692, along with a large fleet, the “Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde” sailed from Emden, heading towards Guinea. During the trip it and the “Salamander” won a victory over a French ship.
At this time in history, Brandeburg was at war France. In the night of October 30/31 1692. three French ships fought the “Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferede” With the first cannonades, Captain Jean Le Sage was killed and the ship was captured and was set on fire.
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