Frederich Willhelm 29"

• 29" long x 11" wide x 25" high (1:88 scale)
• requires hundreds of hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by our master artisans.
• plank on frame construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added to the hull one at a time).
• built with rare, high quality woods such as walnut, cherry, rosewood, birch and maple.
• the model rests perfectly on a large wood base between four arched dolphins.
• masterfully stitched canvas sails.
• metal anchors and machine turned brass cannons.
• significant deck detail.
• to build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings and copies of original plans.
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Built in 1660, the Fredrich Wilhelm zu Pferde was a formidable German vessel of 900 tons. Sailing to Africa and teh Shetland Islands, she carried a crew of 250 men and 50 to 60 cannons.