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HMS Jamaica Sloop Model Boat Kit The sloop Jamaica was built in the Bermuda dockyard in 1710. She was purchased to act as a cruiser for the West Indian trade companies. Mantua Model Group have been producing period model boat kits since after the war and were the first company to innovate and use the…
HMS Bounty Ship Model Kit The HMS Bounty was built in 1784 in Yorkshire, England, and later purchased by the Royal Navy in 1787 for the cost of £1950. She was intended to fulfill an experiment devised by wealthy botanist Sir Joseph Banks. His plan was to transport breadfruit plants from Tahiti to the West…
HMS Peregrine Model Ship Kit This fast cruiser was used to connect England with the North American colonies and was generally referred to as one of the runner class. She was built at the Deptford dockyard on the river Thames in 1700. Mantua Model Group have been producing period model boat kits since after the war…
HMS President Ship Model Kit This is a fine model of a typical light frigate built in Britain in the early 1700s. These ships were very fast and manoeuvrable and helped to give English supremecy of the seas during these troubled times. Mantua Model Group have been producing period model boat kits since after the…
HMS Racehorse Model Boat Kit Originally a ketch, this ship was strengthened and used for Arctic exploration with others including the Carcase on which Nelson served as a midshipman. Being strengthened she also had the capability to withstand the pressures of large mounted mortars, so with minor adaptation was used as a Bomb vessel during…
French Xebec Model Boat Kit French Xebec ships were Mediterranean sailing ships, used mainly for trading, due to their speed and capacity. These ships had a distinctive hull and overhanging bowsprit. The bowsprit, the part that extends out the front of the ship, was designed to be longer in order to extend the reach of…
About the Sloup First appearing in the 19th century, the Sloup was a boat of the Anchorage of Brest, in Brittany on the north-west coast of France. Its main purpose was to collect shellfish, and to a lesser extent oysters. It was a versatile vessel, able to adjust to different uses and environments. About the…
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