Schooner Pride of Baltimore Model Tall Ship 32" by Abordage'

This expert level, highly detailed, museum quality, Schooner Pride of Baltimore model is brand new, fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit). The manufacturer is Abordage'.

This exclusive Pride of Baltimore tall ship model was handcrafted using the highest quality selection of precious wood by the traditional plank on bulkhead method (after the bulkheads are laid and the hull lines trued, the hull is planked with individual wooden strips to form a smooth silhouette). The high detail of this model is such that if possible even the same type of wood used in the original construction of the ship is used. 

The Pride of Baltimore model has been hand sanded, hand painted with polyurethane paint & has black topsides with a yellow stripe. The very detailed deck fittings are reproduced with custom-made brass castings.

The sailboat model is mounted with brass pedestals on a high quality hardwood display base with gold trim. The model is built exactly to scale as the original Schooner Pride of Baltimore was. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish. This model combines the careful execution of every detail with the high quality of the materials and the craftsmanship.

The Pride of Baltimore was an authentic reproduction of a 19th century Baltimore clipper topsail schooner commissioned by citizens of Baltimore, Maryland. It was lost at sea with four of its twelve crew on May 14, 1986. The Pride of Baltimore II, a replica vessel of more modern design commissioned to replace the Pride in 1988, now sails as a Goodwill Ambassador from Baltimore and the State of Maryland.

The Pride was originally built as an authentic reproduction of a 19th century Baltimore Clipper schooner, patterned after and named for the legendary Baltimore built topsail schooner Chasseur sailed by the privateer Thomas Boyle. The Chasseur was known as the "Pride of Baltimore" and participated in the War of 1812.

One of the most famous of the American privateers, Captain Thomas Boyle sailed his Baltimore clipper, Chasseur, out of Fells Point, where she had been launched from Thomas Kemp's shipyard in 1812. On his first voyage as master of Chasseur in 1814, Boyle sailed east to the British Isles, where he harassed the British merchant fleet and sent a notice to George III, by way of a captured merchant vessel, declaring that the entire British Isles were under naval blockade by Chasseur alone! Despite its implausibility, this caused the British Admiralty to call vessels home from the American war to guard merchant ships sailing in convoys.

Chasseur captured or sank 17 vessels before returning home to Baltimore on 25 March 1815. Perhaps her most famous accomplishment was the capture of the schooner HMS St Lawrence. On her return to Baltimore, the Niles Weekly Register dubbed the Chasseur, her captain, and crew the "pride of Baltimore" for their achievement. The article "Pride_of_Baltimore" is part of the Wikipedia encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_of_Baltimore

The Pride of Baltimore model measures 31.88" (81cm) length x 22.83" (58cm) height. The Schooner Pride of Baltimore model is truly a work of art that is sure to become a treasured family heirloom.

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Highlights about this magnificent ship model:

• 100% hand crafted using “plank on bulkhead” construction method.
• Hand sanded hulls are finished with marine varnishes and polyurethane paint.
• Size: 31.88" overall length x 22.83" height
• Condition: New (fully assembled)
• Hundreds of hours where required to finish this model sailboat.
• Made of the finest precious wood available.
• Extensive research through original plans and pictures make this model authentic.
• The craftsmen of Abordage use CAD (computer-aided) technology to assure 100% authenticity.
• This model went through 5 demanding quality control process's before leaving the workshop.
  

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