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Our ship models are crafted one by one.  Since early 2008, we have reached our full capacity.  Sold-out models are placed on a construction list that has lower priority than custom models.  Once sold out, we only start the model again when there are at least two interested persons who sign up. If you find something you like, we recommend you take it right away.  Enjoy something you love today.  

	HMS Victory		HMS Victory was essential to Britain's continued superiority on the high seas during the Napoleonic Wars. HMS Victory was the legendary Nelson’s flagship against France and Spain in the famous Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.	Click for more info
	HMS Agamemnon		For three of the most crucial decades of British naval history, HMS Agamemnon was at the center of events, fighting at the Battle of the Saintes, the Battle of Copenhagen and, of course, Trafalgar.  Nelson always referred to HMS Agamemnon as his favorite ship.	Click for more info
	HMS Endeavour		Captains Cook's ship which discovered Australia and many other Islands in the pacific.  This model is one of the kind.  It  shows the interior on one side and full hull on the other.	Click for more info
	USS Constitution		USS Constitution was never defeated in battle.   In 1844, USS Constitution became the first American warship to circumnavigate the globe.  USS Constitution is world’s oldest commissioned warship still afloat as of today.	Click for more info
	Santisima Trinidad		Santísima Trinidad was famous as the only four-decker ship of the line ever built.  Her 144 guns and her strong, growing red color scared away enemy ships who only dared to come in pack.  This celebrated gigantic  first-rate Spanish ship remained the world's biggest warship during her service.	Click for more info
	San Felipe		Built in 1690, San Felipe soon proved to be Spain's most powerful fighting ship ever. She established herself very quickly as her impressive record in the first 4 years of service made her the flagship of the famous Spanish Armanda. Under the command of Commodore Enrique MacDonnell, San Felipe was armed to take on the mightiest ships in the French and British navies. Her slim profile and wide spread of sail bestowed great maneuverability and agility.	Click for more info
	HMS Bellona		HMS Bellona was one of the most famous ships of the British Navy. The 74-gun ship formed the backbone of the principal naval powers of Europe from the Seven Years War to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Her design was so successful that it gave rise to two slightly modified classes that eventually included over two dozen ships-of-the-line.	Click for more info
	HMS Resolution		HMS Resolution was the ship in which Captain James Cook made his second and third voyages of exploration in the Pacific. The Resolution impressed him enough that he called her "the ship of my choice", and "the fittest for service of any I have seen."	Sold out
	Royal Caroline		Royal Caroline is the official ship to transport the English Royal family.  Royal Caroline had several important design features and was the most advanced ship at the time.	Click for more info
	Vasa (Wasa)		Named after the royal house, Wasa was built to represent the power and glory of the great King Gustave II of Sweden when the country was the dominant military force in the Baltic. In 1628, Wasa was built to be the most powerful and beautiful warships ever to sail the seven seas.	Click for more info
	Reale De France		The "REALE" in the name points out that she belonged to the king personally. The ship was decorated by the sculptor Pierre Puget. Some of the stern ornaments are shown in the Musée de la Marine in Paris, which also holds the original plans and many documents about the Real De France.	Click for more info
	Amerigo Vespucci		Amerigo Vespucci was built in 1930. She is the largest of the full rigged ships used by the navies of the world for sail-training, the ‘Amerigo Vespucci’ was named for the Italian navigator and explorer who lived in the 15th century and for whom America was named!	Click for more info
	HMS Surprise		In the middle of the Napoleonic era (1805), the French had captured most of Europe and intended to seize England.   HMS Surprise received the specific instructions: "Intercept French Acheron…you will sink, burn, or take her as prize."	Click for more info
	Indefatigable		Indefatigable was selected by C. S. Forester as the ship on which his fictional hero Horatio Hornblower spent most of his time as a midshipman in the novel Mr. Midshipman Hornblower.  The Spanish flotilla incident also is fictionalized in Post Captain, the second of the Aubrey–Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian.  HMS Indefatigable is also mentioned in a novel by Alexander Kent.	Click for more info
	Mary Rose		Mary Rose was an English warship equipped with 78 guns. She was named after King Henry VIII's favorite sister who later became the queen of France.  Mary Rose was one of the first ships able to fire a broadside and was the second most powerful ship in the fleet and a firm favorite of the king.	Click for more info
	Mercury		In an historic naval fight, the 20-gun Mercury defeated two finest Turkey ships with a combination of 184 guns.  Captained the Mercury was 28-years old captain-lieutenant Kazarsky who was considered the bravest officer of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.	Click for more info
	USS Essex		Essex was  the first Yankee warship that captured a ship of the Royal Navy. During her first eight weeks at sea, she had taken nine British ships.  In 17 months  she went on to sweep the Pacific of British whalers,  merchantmen, and warships, taking 16 vessels in all.	Click for more info
	USS Constellation		150-year old sloop-of-war, the last all-sail ship built by the U.S. Navy.  The first U.S. Navy ship to bear the name Constellation, for the "new constellation of stars" on the American flag.	Click for more info
	USS United States		The USS United States was the first of six frigates to be launched and commissioned into the United States Navy under the Acts of Congress of 1794.  USS United States was the fastest and the most heavily armed.	Click for more info
	Vigilant A Baltimore Clipper		There is little doubt that the Vigilant was the last Baltimore Clipper. Vigilant sailed for 138 years -- an outstanding achievement for a wooden ship which plied the waters, to the North and the South, especially in the Caribbean where saltwater, heat, worms, etc. decimate any wooden vessel. Vigilant outdated all other vessels by many decades despite enemy fire, treacherous coral reefs, and the yearly hurricane season.	Click for more info
	Fair American		At the time of the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin was ambassador to France where he purchased French-built corsair. These corsairs were the predecessors of the Baltimore Clippers. The ships were painted black so as to be nearly invisible at night. They were named Black Prince and Black Princess. The crew were Portuguese seamen but captained by an American. They preyed on the British trade in English coastal waters and for over a year nearly destroyed Britain’s trade with the rest of the world.	Click for more info
	Golden Hind		The Golden Hind, captained by Sir Francis Drake (the admiral of the fleet that defeated the great Spanish Armanda in 1588),  circumnavigated the world 1577-1580.  The journey started with 5 ships but only flagship Golden Hind survived.  During the course of travel, Francis Drake raided and pillaged the Spanish colonies along the western coast of Americas, returning with booty worth 500,000 pounds, including 26 tons of silver. Golden Hind's achievement marked the beginning of the rise of England as a major maritime power.	Click for more info
	San Mateo		The San Mateo represents a Spanish galleon from the 16th century and was part of the fleet of Philip II.  She is a typical example for the characteristic Spanish galleons.  Because of their perilous ways, these galleons were a cross between freighter and battle-cruiser.	Click for more info
	San Francisco II		During the 16th century the most feared of all ships were the Spanish Galleons. The San Francisco represents the mainstay ships of the Spanish Armada. From that time and for nearly 150 years these small but sturdy ships reigned on the high seas. San Francisco II Spanish Galleon S. XVI.  The most fearsome ships of the Spanish Armada were her galleons, sailing ships that first appeared in the middle of the 16th century and which were, for a hundred and fifty years, the warships par excellence.  The San Francisco II was one of the most outstanding of its age.	Click for more info
	Gotheborg		Götheborg is a sailing replica of an 18th century Swedish East Indiaman, a wooden sailing vessel. The original sank off Gothenburg, Sweden on 12 September 1745 while approaching its home harbor after returning from her third voyage to China.	Click for more info
	Batavia		Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). She was built in Amsterdam in 1628 and shipwrecked on her maiden voyage.  She was made famous by the subsequent mutiny and massacre that took place among the survivors. A twentieth century replica of the ship is now in Lelystad, the Netherlands.	Click for more info
	Californian Schooner		Californian is a full-sized replica of the revenue service cutter C.W. Lawrence which operated off the Californian coast in the 1850s. The "Official Tall ship Ambassador for the State of California" is now providing sail training and sea educational programs up and down the Californian coast.	Click for more info
	Great Eastern		Great Eastern was a monster for its time,  six times larger than any ship ever built before.  Great Eastern is perhaps best remembered as the ship that laid the first transatlantic telegraph cable.  It was the only ship large enough to carry the length of cable required. The cable linking America with Europe was put in place in September, 1866.	Click for more info
	SS Great Britain		Great Britain was by far the largest ship in the world at that time.  She was the world's first steamship with a hull made of iron.  She also was the first propeller-driven ship to achieve the Atlantic crossing.	Click for more info
	Marco Polo		In 1852, the Marco Polo sailed from Liverpool to Port Phillips Head in 76 days. After spending 3 weeks in port, she returned to Liverpool in another 76 days.  Her total trip time was 5 months, 21 days, making this the first round trip in less than 6 months.  This record stood for 15 years.	Click for more info
	Cutty Sark		Cutty Sark, the beautiful clipper ship launched at Dumbarton on the Scottish Clyde, was renowned throughout the seafaring world and won a place in the hearts of British seamen, coming second only to Nelson's own immortal H.M.S. Victory.	sold out
	Brig Hector		This small and sturdy 200 ton-cargo vessel-with not even the barest amenities of a passenger ship-- managed to carry a courageous band of 200 Scots to a safe landing  in Pictou harbor, marking the beginning of a stead stream of Highland emigration to the area that became known as Nova Scota on Canada's Atlantic coast.  A full-sized replica of the Hector has been built to sail again.	Click for more info
	Indiscret		The naval museum in Paris has a contemporary model of the ship. It is covered with 22 photos and with extensive explanations in the book by Jean Boudriot, "Modeles Historiques, Musée de la Marine", A.N.C.R.E., Paris, 1997.	Click for more info
	Black Prince		At the time of the Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin was ambassador to France where he purchased French-built corsair. These corsairs were the predecessors of the Baltimore Clippers. The ships were painted black so as to be nearly invisible at night. They were named Black Prince and Black Princess. The crew were Portuguese seamen but captained by an American. They preyed on the British trade in English coastal waters and for over a year nearly destroyed Britain’s trade with the rest of the world.	Click for more info
	Sovereign of the Seas		SOS fired a broadside of two tons of metal and was known by the name "Golden Devil."  In her first naval engagement in 1652, she sank a large Dutch warship with a single broadside!  For 60 years SOS ruled the seas, unmatched.	Click for more info
	Royal Louis		This ship represented the masterpiece of French shipbuilding at the end of the XVII century.  She was built in 1962 in Toulon by the master shipwright Francois Coulomb and decorated by Jean Berain.  With her 116 cannons, she was the largest and the most decorated ship in the world.	Click for more info
	Ville de Paris		The Ville de Paris was a large three-decker French ship of the line that became famous as the flagship of the Comte de Grasse during the American War of Independence.	Click for more info
	HMS Glatton		At the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, she was commanded by Captain William Bligh, formerly of HMS Bounty.  Having spotted a Dutch frigate maneuvering to attack HMS Elephant, the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson, Bligh sailed directly into the line of fire and caught most of the enemy's broadside. The Glatton was severely damaged but remained afloat; the Elephant was saved.	Click for more info
	Soleil Royal		Named in honor of the Sun King Louis XIV, Soleil Royal was the symbol of grace and capacity. As the flagship of the French Navy, Soleil Royal was sumptuously decorated with wooden carvings that depicted a variety of motifs symbolic of the French monarch.	Click for more info
	Le Napoleon		Le Napoléon was the first purpose-built steam battleship in the world. She is also considered the first true steam battleship, and the first screw battleship ever. Launched in 1850, she was the lead ship of a class of 9 battleships, all considered as very successful and built over a period of 10 years.  This class of ship was designed by the famous naval designer Dupuy de Lôme.	Click for more info
	Potosi		Potosi was a five-masted full-rigged ship built in 1895. Equipped with a patented brace winches for the lower, top-sail yards and a patent for the fall winches, she was able to take 6,000 tons of cargo!  She proved herself very profitable.  Potosi had a total sail-area of 59,770 sq. feet!	Click for more info
	L'orenoque		Built in 1848, L’Orenoque was the first French frigate with mixed propulsion sail-steam. Although equipped with mechanical propulsion advanced in conception, it kept the typical masting of the frigates in that time.	Click for more info
	USCG cutter Bear		The Bear was probably the most famous cutter to fly under the RCS/USCG ensign. The Bear was built as a sealer at Dundee, Scotland. At two hundred feet long, Bear was heavily built, with six inch thick oak planks, reinforced with heavy steel plating that could take her confidently through the ice. From her launch in 1874 until 1884 she made annual trips to the arctic sealing grounds.	Click for more info
	San Carlos		On board the San Carlos were the first Europeans known to have seen San Francisco Bay.  It was August 5, 1775, that the first Spanish ship, commanded by Lieutenant Juan Manuel de Ayala, dropped anchor just inside the San Francisco harbor mouth.  This San Carlos model was commissioned by the Wings Over Alaska Museum.  It was completed in July 2008 and not available for sale.
	HMS Terror Bomb ketch		HMS Terror's main armament consisted of  two mortars.  She could fire a round from each mortar every five minutes.  Terror saw war service in the the 1st Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 and War of 1812 against the United States. Because of her extremely strong hull to withstand the recoil of the mortars, the Terror was converted in time of peace to explore the Antarctic region.  The volcano Mount Terror on Ross Island in Antarctica was named after the ship, instead of vice-versa.	Click for more info
	HMS Captain		On board the 74-gun third-rate Captain, Nelson was largely accredited for the British victory at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent.  The British fleet was supposed to "tack in line" but Nelson disobeyed the order. He realized that the leading Spanish ships were escaping and wore his ship to break out of the line of battle to attack the much larger Spanish ships. When the Captain was hardly maneuverable, Nelson himself led a boarding party onto the San Nicolas, which resulted in his taking of the two larger ships. His bold action was later immortalized as "Nelson's Patent Bridge for capturing First-rates."   Nelson was knighted as a member of the Order of the Bath.  In the same year he was promoted to Rear Admiral of the Blue, the ninth highest rank in the Royal Navy. HMS Captain was the most severely damaged of the British ships as she was in the thick of the action the longest.	Constructing now. Sign up for updates: Wish list
	HMS Africa		HMS Africa was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line which was present at the Battle of Trafalgar. Having been separated from the main British fleet before the battle, the Africa arrived without knowing Horatio Nelson's battle plan. As the rest of the fleet engaged the combined Franco-Spanish fleet in a pell-mell battle, The Africa engage the enemy ships in a parallel fashion, exchanging broadsides. This is a custom model and not for sale. Interested? click here: Wish list	Click for more info
	SS Central America		The SS Central America was a sidewheel steamship of the United States Mail Steamship Company.  The ship sank in a hurricane in September 1857, losing about 400 passengers and crew and 30,000 pounds of gold.  The shipwreck was recently discovered from its resting place 8,000 feet below sea level, off the Carolina coast.  Much of the gold was nicely recovered! This is a custom model and not for sale.  Interested? click here: Wish list
	HMS Sirius		After five years in service between Britain and North America, HMS Sirius was fitted out for service as flagship of the "First Fleet"  On May 13, 1787 the First Fleet embarked from Plymouth, England on a journey to the far side of the world.   The convoy of 11 ships contained 1,500 marines, officers, seamen and their families and 732 convicts.  The fleet was bound for the great South Land to establish the penal colony of New South Wales, the future first state of the Australian Commonwealth.  The fleet arrived in Botany Bay eight months and one week later.  On January 26, 1788, the fleet sailed to Port Jackson (the future Sydney Harbor) and Captain Phillip landed to proclaim the first Australia Day and became the first Governor of the new nation. In 1788, HMS Sirius circumnavigated the globe to obtain provisions from Cape Town to save the fledgling colony of New South Wales from starvation.	Constructing now.  Sign up for updates: Wish list
	HMS Bounty		HMS Bounty is unquestionably the most famous of all tall ships. The notorious Captain Bligh and his ship are the subject of thousands of books and articles and several motion pictures.  SOLD OUT  Wish list	Click for more info
	Flying Cloud		During the California Gold Rush, when eggs cost $1 each and a sack of flour sold for $100, competition for trade was fierce. Great clipper ships, known as California Clippers were built for speed. The Flying Cloud was built in East Boston in 1851. She sailed from New York to San Francisco in 89 days and 8 hours-- a record that still stands!  SOLD OUT. Wish list	Click for more info
	HMS Elephant		In 1801 Admiral Horatio Nelson chose it as his flagship during the Battle of Copenhagen due to its suitability for the shallow waters that prevailed there. It was on this ship that he is said to have put his telescope to his blind eye and claimed not to be able to see a signal ordering him to withdraw. SOLD. OUT   This item is no longer available.  Craftsman is retired.
	HMS St. George		HMS St. George was named for the patron saint of England.  In 1801, she was Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship prior to the Battle of Copenhagen; he transferred his flag to HMS Elephant, whose lighter draft enabled him to sail closer inshore for the bombardment of the Danish capital on April 2. In 1811, St. George was the flagship of Rear Admiral Robert Reynolds's Baltic Fleet.   SOLD OUT.  Wish list	Click for more info
	HMS Revenge		The English flagship in the battle of Armada.  The first of the new "race-built" vessels to grace the English fleet.   Regarded as one of the finest galleons in the world.	Click for more info
	La Stella De Norte		Launched in 1500, this early gallon was equipped with sails and oars.  Despite its bulky look, it was faster than its predecessors, the lumbering Naos.  The ship was armed heavily to protect its valuable cargo.  Hull length: 157'5" overall length: 206', beam 46'.
	USS Ranger		During the Revolutionary War, the famous captain John Paul Jones sailed to France in the Ranger carrying word of General Burgoyne's historic surrender at Saratoga.  As his ship intered Quiberon Bay on Feb 14, 1778, Jones fired 13 guns and received in return a rousing salute from the French fleet marking the first time that the new American flag-the Stars and Stripes- was officially acknowledged by a foreign power.  It was also abroad the Ranger, later the same year, that Jones launched the series of bold sea raids along the British coast that earned him his distinguished reputation as a fearless seaman.  Wish list  or have it faster: commission it..
	Hannah Schooner		In April 1775, with few field guns and scant gunpowder, Washington appealed to the Continental Congress for supplies.  The new nation, however, did not have the means to resupply Washington's army.  Therefore, Washington chartered the fishing schooner Hannah to raid British shipping of military supplies. The Hannah became the first of eleven vessels chartered to aid the revolutionary cause.  Over the six months of the American siege of Boston, "Washington's Navy" captured some fifty-five prizes, provided much-needed supplies to the troops, and boosted the efforts of naval-minded members of Congress who sought to create a national naval force. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Ketch USS Intrepid		Intrepid was a 64-ton, four-gun ketch, built in France in 1798. She was subsequently sold to Tripoli and used by the Barbary Pirates based there to capture the frigate USS Philadelphia on October 31, 1803.  Less than two months later, Intrepid was captured by USS Enterprise and was placed under the command of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur.  On the night of February 16, 1804, Decatur sailed Intrepid into Tripoli harbor, boarded the ex-American frigate Philadelphia and set her afire. Tripoli harbor was fairly shallow and only a shallow draught ship could have made the daring plan work.  In Admiral Nelson's view, it was "the most daring act of the age."  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	USS Enterprise (1799) Spirit of Enterprize		Spirit of Enterprize is a near replica of the USS Enterprise, the third US naval vessel to have that name. That vessel, which was built in Baltimore in 1799 was called, "Lucky little Enterprize" due to its fabulously successful career in the campaign against the Barbary pirates and in the War of 1812.  For Star Trek fans, this is the vessel that they meant to portray in the movie "Star Trek: Generations".  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	USS President		Although falling in with 4 British frigates,  the President did not surrender but attacked.  The Endymion was so cut up and drifted out of action.  Surrounded by three other frigates the Majestic, Pomone, and Tenedos, the President still fought on.  Her decks had the appearance of a slaughterhouse as 25 killed and sixty wounded. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	HMS Warrior		The pride of Queen Victoria, Warrior was constructed entirely of iron--a first for a warship in response to the French Gloire in the 19th century arms race.  The British Battleship HMS Warrior never fired a shot in anger and never blockaded a hostile port, yet she played a famous part in naval history.  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	HMS Neptune		HMS Neptune was a 98-gun 2nd rate ship of the line which fought at the Battle of Trafalgar.  She played an important role in the battle, stationed third in the weather line, behind the flagship Victory and the Temeraire.  She attacked and captured the Spanish flagship Santisima Trinidad.  After the battle, it was the Neptune that towed the crippled Victory, bearing Nelson's body, back to Gibraltar. Neptune served as the flagship for Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane leading the fleet that captured the French colony of Martinique in the West Indies in 1809. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	HMS Pickle		HMS Pickle was a 10-gun cutter of the Royal Navy. She was the smallest ship present at the Battle of Trafalgar.  Pickle was the first ship to bring the news of Nelson's victory to Great Britain, arriving at Falmouth on November 4, 1805.  She had been chosen to carry the dispatches of Vice Admiral Collingwood who had taken over after the death of Nelson.  After arriving in Falmouth Lapenotiere took a coach to London to deliver the dispatches to the Admiralty, he was promoted to Master and Commander for his efforts.  To this day the Navy's petty officers have an annual Pickle Night dinner, as do many private clubs in the British Commonwealth.  HMS Pickle struck a shoal at Cádiz and was lost in 1808. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Henry Grace a Dieu (Great Harry)		Before her time, battles between ships had to be at close proximity that inflicted greatest human loss.  But with gunports cut in the hull, the Great Harry became the first "ship killer", able to inflict significant damages on enemies ships from a distance. Launched in England in 1514, the Henri Grace a Dieu was in its time the largest warship in the world.  Also known as Great Harry, she was built on the orders of King Henry VIII as a diplomatic showpiece.  For special state ocassions, she was decked out in full sails that looked like cloths of gold.  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	HMS Supply		HMS Supply, 168 tons was the swiftest sailor in the First fleet and acted as a scout and message carrier. It was the first ship which enters Botany Bay on January 19, 1788.  The Supply rates with the Sirius as the most famous historical ship or the new Australian nation. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Redoutable		At the Battle of Trafalgar,  Redoutable closely engaged with HMS Victory.  Her crew fiercely attacked the Victory, causing much damage. The crew and soldiers maintained a heavy fire on the quarterdeck with hand-grenades and small arms, and a French marksman mortally wounded Admiral Horatio Nelson from the fighting top.  The French crew were about to board the Victory but the HMS Temeraire intervened, firing on the exposed French crew at point blank range.  At 1.55 p.m., Redoutable, with Captain Lucas severely wounded, and only 99 men still fit out of 643, slowly sinking and with no hope of help, struck her colors.  The Victory had 160 casualties, and the Temeraire 120.  She sank the next day.  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Océan		Océan was a 118-gun first-rate three-decker ship of the line of the French Navy.  Designed by the famous engineer Jacques-Noël Sané, who was nicknamed "The Naval Vauban", Océan marks a step in the evolution of ship of the line design.  All further French sail battleships were inspired from her plans. English shipyards of the time copied the French vessels which they captured.  Ocean's hull was simple with straight lines, minimal ornaments, and curved sides. The rear was almost integrated into the hull. The performances of such vessels were almost comparable to those of a frigate. The masts were both thinner and higher but stronger than the 18th century designs. The aft sail of the mizzen had taken its definitive shape around 1780; Topgallant sails were common, which allowed to vary the surface of sails according to the wind with more subtlety. This allowed to evolve closer to the direction opposed to the wind.  As the largest ship in the Brest fleet, Océan spent much of her early career as the fleet flagship.  She was the flagship of Rear-Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse in the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794.  A year later, Océan fought in the Battle of Groix as Villaret's flagship.   A large 1:48 model can be seen at the Musée de la Marine in Paris. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.	Click for more info
	Le Protecteur		The 64-gun ship's construction began under the direction of Noël Pomet under the reign of the French king Louis XV, in 1757 in Toulon.  She was launched in May 1760 and sailed until 1789.  She was a part of the count of Estaing's fleet during the Grenada campaign on the 6th of July 1779.  Le Protecteur measured 74 meters long, 14 meters wide and 64 meters in heigh! A 1:33 model of her is in Musée de la Marine in Paris. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	La Belle-Poule		The frigate La Belle-Poule (1834-1881) remain famous because her history is related to that of Napoleon. Before dying, the Emperor had expressed the desire to be buried on the edges of the Seine. To satisfy the public opinion, king Louis-Philippe ordered La Belle-Poule brought back to France the Emperor’s remains.  During the Italy and Crimean Wars, La Belle-Poule performed like a star in Toulon.   At her demolition in 1888, she still remained painted in black, in remembering her mission for the greatest Emperor of France.  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Sao Miguel		Sao Miguel was a XVI century armed Portuguese merchantman.  Her design is the transition from medieval merchant ship and the galleon, classifiable for its particular structures of the forecastle and quarterdeck among the carracks.  In 1519, she took part in an important expedition which led Fernando Cortez to conquer Mexico.  Some of her interesting features were the balcony, the apartments under the small quarterdeck, and the superstructure of the decks that provided awnings, clearly indicated that the ship was used to transport high-class passengers.  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Heemskerch		In 1642, the Dutch war ship Heemskerch, captained by Abel Janszoon (the Dutch East India Company's leading navigator), circumnavigated Australia.  This discovery indicated that Australia was a vast island continent, and not part of a southern landmass connected to the South Pole.  The discovery of Van Diemen's land and the exploration of New Zealand were further relevations that led cosmographers of his day to redraw the map of the world, and paved the way for future explorers.  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Magellan's flagship Trinidad		Working for the Spanish, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan set sail in September 1519 with a fleet of five ships and 270 men.  His flagship was the Trinidad.  After befriending an island king in the Philippines, Magellan became involved in a tribal warfare of the natives and was killed in a battle.  The eighty five ton caravel Vittoria of the original fleet continued onwards and became the first ship to sail around the world when she arrived back in Spain in Sept 1522--almost 3 years from the day her journey began. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Duyfken		In 1606, the small Dutch ship Duyfken sailed from the Indonesian island of Banda in search of gold and trade opportunities on the fabled island of Nova Guinea.  Duyfken did not reach gold but  instead the northern coast of a huge continent: Australia. Captain Janszoon was the first person to map and record Australia.  His voyage marks the beginning of Australia’s recorded history. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Corona		Launched in 1450, this colorful ship was used to transport the king of Spain.  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Berlin		The Brandenburg frigate Berlin was built in 1674, in Zeeland dockyards and was equipped with 15 guns.  With the Dutch Captain C. Reers in command, the Berlin had  a very impressive record: in 1675 it attacked the Swedish fortress of Karlsburg. In the same year it pursued the French corsair "La Royale de Dunquerque".  In 1676 it operated in Baltic Sea against Sweden and captured the Swedish ships "Leoparden", the "Diederik" and "Maria".  In 1677 it defeated the Swedish ship "Enhorn".  In 1680 it captured the 50 guns Spanish vessel "Carolus II".  Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Seeadler		In WWI the Germans employed three raiders successfully: Mowe, Wolf, and Seeadler.  Only the Seeadler (Sea Eagle) was a full-rigged sailing ship.  After the war, Luckner became world famous for his exploits and chivalrous manner.  He captured sixteen ships of 30,099 gross tons without killing any Allied sailor. Sign up for updates: Wish list  or have it faster: commission it.
	Thomas W. Lawson		Built in 1902, Thomas W. Lawson was the grandest of many new designs for schooners that were trying to fight the competition from steam-powered merchantmen.  Having 7 masts, she was one of several large American-built  multi-masted schooners.  Thomas W. Lawson can be operated by a crew of only sixteen and used steam winches for managing her one acre of sails.  She was said to handle like "a beach whale."  She was sucessful in service as a coal cargo ship a nd later an oil tanker. Sign up for updates: Wish list or have it faster: commission it.
	Preussen		Regarded as the biggest sailing ship ever built, the magnificent Preussen was 408 feet long.  The steel ship Preussen was able to carry 8.000 tons of cargo.  She was the only five-masted full-rigger in the world.  She was the only ship of this class with five masts having carried six sails on each mast within the world merchant fleet.  While she had 48 sails, it took only 45 men to sail her.  Preussen was built in 1902 for the famous F. Laeisz shipping company and named after the German state and kingdom of Prussia.  .Sign up for updates: Wish list or have it faster: commission it.
	Paddle Steamer Sirius		Sirius was the first ship ever to cross the Atlantic under continuous steam power.  In April 1938, the 700-ton Sirius sailed the Atlantic with 40 passengers on board.  She arrive at Sandy Rock, New Jersey, after the voyage of just over 18 days.  Detained by a storm at sea that consumed her entire store of coal, the crew had to break up some of the ship's internal fittings and furniture for fuel.  The Sirius's achievement marked the beginning of regular transatlantic steamship service, heralding the era of the ocean liner.   Sign up for updates: Wish list or have it faster: commission it.
	Paddle Steamer Central America		The Central America was an elegant side-wheel wooden paddle steamer that transported cargo and passengers.  She served on the Panama route, carrying many tons of gold from the California gold fields to the east coast of the US.  In 1857, she met with violent storm and sank with over 400 people and $2 million in gold.  In 1989, Central America was recovered, along with her cargo of gold whose value had ballooned to nearly a billion dollars. Sign up for updates: Wish list or have it faster: commission it.