La Flore - 28 guns frigate (1784)
Scale of drawing : 1/75th
This very fine and elegant model represents, following research in the
archives, a small frigate of the time of Louis the Sixteenth. It comes
from the collections of Philippe Egalité, the king’s cousin, and is
therefore from the time itself; it is however difficult to state
precisely whether it represents the 1768 Flore which was used by Borda
to test sea going clocks or whether it is a model of an American frigate
bought in 1784 and delivered at Bordeaux.
This frigate has an extremely accurate rigging, and represents the apex of sail boat construction which will progress only very little afterwards.
Its decoration is charming, but its reproduction is intricate for a model builder not used to carving wood. The Flore, as generally all frigates, has alluring lines. These ships were faster than the men of war which they escorted and were used as scouts or cruisers.
Depending on their size, the crew went from 130 to 300 seamen.
Specifications :
Model building : advanced skills and time required
Scale of drawing : 1/75th,
three plans , four photographs, one notice.
Notice available in French or English.
This frigate has an extremely accurate rigging, and represents the apex of sail boat construction which will progress only very little afterwards.
Its decoration is charming, but its reproduction is intricate for a model builder not used to carving wood. The Flore, as generally all frigates, has alluring lines. These ships were faster than the men of war which they escorted and were used as scouts or cruisers.
Depending on their size, the crew went from 130 to 300 seamen.
Specifications :
Length : 43m.
Main beam : 9,80 m.
Draught: 4,95 m.
Armament : Twenty-eight 8 pound guns.
Main beam : 9,80 m.
Draught: 4,95 m.
Armament : Twenty-eight 8 pound guns.
Model building : advanced skills and time required
Scale of drawing : 1/75th,
three plans , four photographs, one notice.
Notice available in French or English.
La Flore dite Américaine
- Product Code: monoFlore
- Availability: In Stock
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42.00€
- Ex Tax: 39.81€