| | | San Felipe Museum Quality Replica Ship | The San Felipe
Launched in 1690, was
one of the most
beautiful Spanish
ships of the 17th
century. She was the
lead ship of the
Spanish Armada and
displaced more than
1000 tons and was
armed with 96
cannons, enabling her
to take on the most
formidable ships in
the French and
British navies. San
Felipe's role in the
war against the
British and French
was to help protect
Spanish settlements
and harbors, to
transport treasures,
and to safeguard the
long and hazardous
passage back to
Spanish ports. In
1705, she
participated in a
furious and heroic
battle between 12
Spanish ships and 35
British ships. After
24 hours of battle,
she was captured by
an English ship, but
was so badly damaged
that she could not be
salvaged as a prize.
She went to the
bottom with several
tons of gold.
38" long x 15" Wide x
32" High (1:75 scale)
The highest quality
San Felipe available
under $5,000.
Fully Assembled -
compare to Mantua ’s
model kit (not
assembled, just the
pieces) which cost
$769.
Built from over 2,500
pieces (100 machine
turned brass cannons,
over 150 sculpted
hull fittings, parts
adorn the hull.
Hollow-hull/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, teak,
birch and rosewood.
Perfectly taught
rigging with over 200
blocks/deadeyes,
varied thread color
and thickness.
14 masterfully
stitched, thick
canvass sails that
hold their shape and
do not wrinkle
Meticulously hand
painted to the actual
San Felipe
Amazing details –
tied down deck
cannons, planked deck
with nail holes,
cannon ball racks,
oars in the
lifeboats, authentic
lifeboats, rudder
chains, linards
(connect the gunports
to the hull) and
more.
Rests perfectly on a
large wood base
between four arched
dolphins (marble base
pictured).
To build this ship,
extensive research
was done using
various sources such
as the original
plans, drawings and
paintings.
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