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c w morgan model ship

CLICK HERE TO: see more pictures --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- cw morgan " long x  " Wide x  " High Requires over 350 hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by a master artisan Plank on bulkhead construction (a painstaking process where each individual plank is added to the hull one at a time). Built with rare, high quality woods such as light ebony, rosewood and blackwood. The model rests perfectly on a large, polished base betweenfour arched  dolphins. Masterfully stitched canvas sails. No plastic parts (metal anchors and machine turned brass cannons. Significant detail. To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans HISTORY built in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1841 at Hillman Brothers' Yard, was a full rigged double decker made of oak, was iron and copper fastened, with a square stern, a scroll head, and no galleries. Her dimensions, according to her first registration certificate of 4 September 1841, were: burthen, 351 31/95 tons; length, 106' 6"; beam, 27' 2 1/2"; depth of hold, 13' 7 1/4". In 1867 she was rerigged as a bark and was read measured under the new rules. Her dimensions, listed in her 1867 registration and throughout the remainder of her career, were: tonnage, 313.75 [gross]; length, 105.6'; beam, 27.7'; and depth of hold, 17.6'. Her official number was 5380 and her call letters were JBPN. Of special note is the fact that, although the Morgan was sailing from San Francisco from 1887 to 1906, her port of registry remained New Bedford.