Captain's Line Model Ships - Small Shamrock
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Captain's Line Model Ships - Small Shamrock
These replica ships are hand crafted by master boat builders from the original ships pictures and drawings.
Shipped Fed-Ex GroundShipped assembled. No assembly required.The ships are 100% scratch built, put together piece by piece, similar to an actual ship. There are no model kits used here. The wood is cut from the trees.All our ships are Plank on Frame construction (hollow hulls). Ribs on the inside, piece by piece on the hull and deck. If you look closely, you can see the nails used to secure the strips of wood to the internal ribs.Appreciate the rigging, the stitching on the sails, and the fantastic craftsmanship.The lines on the ship are working lines. They can be tightened and loosened.Each ship comes with a solid wooden stand and a brass nameplate.Every ship comes with her history printed on antiqued paper along with a stand. This is displayed beside the ship.The ships are imported from all over the world from master craftsmen who specialize in model boat building.The boats are made from woods such as cherry, different types of teak, mahogany, oak, rosewood, ash, and other exotic woods.
About the ship:During the 1930's the Americas Cup races in Newport were dominated by enormous J-class boats. Sir Thomas Lipton (Lipton Tea) built Shamrock V in 1930 as one of the first J-class boats. Shamrock V was Thomas Lipton's final challenge for the America's Cup. Built of semicomposit construction, Shamrock V had her stem, stern post and counter timbers of teak and her wooden keel of English Elm. Shamrock would never go on to win the cup, but she is hailed for her beautiful classic hull design. In 1988 Shamrock was purchased and restored by the Museum Of Yachting at Newport RI. She was restored to her original racing trim. In 1998 she was purchased by a private owner and can be viewed of Auckland New Zealand.
Size in inches: 17 x 21 x 3
