The Zwarte Zee was built in 1963 at J. & K. Smit's Scheepswerven N.V. in Kinderdijk, Holland. Length 77.50 m, breadth 12.35 m, draught 6.90 m and gross tonnage 1,539 tons. Driven by two Smit-M.A.N. turbo diesel engines yielding 9,000 HP. These machines drive...

HISTORY OF LA PINTA: MODEL OF THE CARAVEL Discover La Pinta, a wooden model, the fastest of the three caravels used by Christopher Columbus on the first voyage to the New World in 1492. Built in the shipyards of Palos de la Frontera a...

A typical trawler from the North Sea, built in1970 at an English shipyard. The model kit is based on the original ship drawings. Tonnage: 185 gross register tonnage – Length overall: 40.0 m - Beam: 9.30 m - Motor: 1000 HPdiesel – Engine speed:...

This simple sailboat kit is designed so that even younger children can enjoy the creative satisfaction of building a model boat. When we say fun for the entire family, we mean everyone. This simple sailboat kit is designed so that even younger children can...

The one and only PT-109 has been a standard of the Dumas line for well over 40 years.  Over those years there have been many improvements on the original model and there has even been revisions on the revisions till we have gotten to where we...

Artesania Latina 22517 Hermione LaFayette FEATURES: Brass nails and metal deck fittings Various types of wood for authentic appearance Different weight and color thread for rigging Precut and sewn cloth sails for authentic appearance INCLUDES: 1/89 scale Hermione L Fayette Wooden Model Kit with...

Features: 1/28 scale Pen Duick Wooden Model Kit with all planking for hull cabins deck and deck fittings brass and metal deck and hull fittings pre-sewn cloth sails flag instruction manual Requires: Batten bender, heat source, shoemaker's glue, white glue, CA glue, varnish, putty, stain,...

This vessel was built in 1965 at the N.V. Scheepswerven in Millingen, Holland, and called "Maasbank". In September 1977 it was renamed "Banckert". The Maasbank served for 12 years in the Western part of Holland. Length 32.75 m, breadth 7,85 m, draught 3,40 m....

In the period 1954 - 1996 M/S Elbjørn was an active part of the Danish icebreaker service. The career as icebreaker ended abruptly on February 12th, 1996, when a DC dynamo exploded. Elbjørn could proceed to port under its own power, but it was...

FEATURES: All-wood construction with wooden stand Brass hardware such as eyebolts, deck lights, rings, and more. Three colors of thread, brown, tan and raw (pale green) for different rigging applications INCLUDES: One Latina 1:50 scale San Francisco Cross Section Model Kit with pre- sewn...

HISTORY OF NAVIO SAN JUAN DE NEPOMUCENO: MAQUETA  Discover the Spanish ship San Juan Nepomuceno thanks to the wooden model of this online warship with 74 cannons. It belong to the Spanish Armada of the XVIII Century. This galleon is a beautiful example of...

HISTORY OF THE SWEDISH VESSEL VASA: A POWERFUL SHIP MODEL The ship called Vasa is part of the Swedish, European and world naval history positively and negatively. This warship of 64 bronze cannons was launched in 1628 (17th century), once its construction was finished with more than a thousand cut oaks,...

RS1 was built in 1893 for the "Norwegian Society for Shipwreck Salvage" at the Colin Archer shipyard in Rekkevig near Larvik,Norway. RS1 was later named "Colin Archer" after its designer and builder. The sharp-sterned design of the vessel has given it world-wide reknown. Roughly...

The Andrea Gail, an un-inspected commercial fishing vessel departed Gloucester Harbour, Massachusetts, September 20, 1991 with six crewmembers on board. The crew intended to make a fishing trip for swordfish in the area of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, Canada. The vessel and six...

1851 - Answering a challenge from the Royal Yacht Squadron, the schooner America enters the Hundred Guinea Cup race, a 53-mile race around the Isle of Wight. It easily defeats the 14 British ships and is awarded the Hundred Guinea Cup. On August 25, Queen...

Three Mastet Topsail Schooner 'SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL' was built in 1965 at the Richard Dunston Ltd., Shipyard in Hessle, Yorkshire, GB, for the "Sail Training Association" in Bosham. The constructors of this ship were Chamber & Nicholsen Ltd. The 'Sir Winston Churchill' is also...

The Cux 87 is a typical German trawler from the Deutsche Krabbenkutter Werft. This type of boat is often seen in the small harbours along the North German coast. Built in 1952 in Cuxhafen, Germany. Tonnage 49.97 gross register tonnage. Lenght overall 18.35m. Beam 5.35m....

HISTORY OF THE FRENCH TRAINING SHIP BELEM  The Belem, launched in 1896, is the last French three-masted ship, the oldest three-masted sailing ship in Europe and the second largest sailboat staying in France. Built in Nantes, and used more than anything in the Caribbean,...

ART 22850 Artesania Latina USS Constellation Frigate HISTORY OF US CONSTELLATION SHIP: FRIGATE MODEL   Have fun with the wooden model of the famous US Constellation frigate of the US Navy. It is difficult to find in the annals of the sailing naval history...

ART 18010 Artesania Latina 1/25 San Juan Nepomuceno Longboat KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SPANISH GALLEON SAN JUAN DE NEPOMUCENO Discover the captain boat of the San Juan Nepomuceno, wooden model of the main boat of this ship of line with 74 cannons of the...