| | | USS Constellation - Museum Quality Replica Ship | The Constellation was
the first US Navy
ship to bear the
Constellation name
for
the “Constellation of
Stars” on the new
American flag was
launched in Baltimore
in 1797. . Rating 38
guns, displacing
1,278 tons, with 164-
ft. length and 40
ft., 6 in. beam,
Constellation
combined the
firepower of a
standard frigate with
celerity of a
Baltimore Clipper.
Capable of cruising
at 14 knots, she
earned the
nickname, "Yankee
Racehorse."
In early 1799, she
captured the French
36-gun frigate
Insurgente off the
West Indies. While
the Insurgente was
moving in to grapple,
the speedy
Constellation
maneuvered across her
bow and raked the
Insurgente fiercely
with a full broadside
causing Insurgente to
surrender.
In 1800, the 52-guns
Vengeance and
Constellation battled
it out for 5 hours!
While both suffered
greatly the
Vengeance, almost
completely destroyed
and in danger of
sinking, escaped in
the darkness. The
Constellation went on
to fight many more
battles on the high
seas.
37" long x 12" Wide x
28" High (1:100
scale)
Requires hundreds of
hours to build from
scratch (not from a
model kit) by our
master artisans.
Built with rare, high
quality woods such as
cherry, padauk,
apamate, maple and
rosewood.
Handpainted the
actual colors of the
real USS
Constelltation still
floating at Baltimore
Inner Harbor.
The model rests
perfectly on a large
wood base between
four arched metal
dolphins.
Masterfully stitched
canvas sails.
No plastic fittings
(metal anchors and
machine turned brass
cannons).
Significant deck
detail - Including a
lower deck!
To build this ship,
extensive research
was done using
various sources such
as museums, drawings,
copies of original
plans and photos of
the actual ship.
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