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Santa Maria
The largest of the three ships The Santa Maria de la Inmaculada Concepción, The Immaculate Conception of Mary, was used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. The Santa Maria’s master and owner was Juan de la Cosa.
Known as a carrack or “nao” The Santa Maria was about 70 feet long Columbus used her as his flagship for the expedition. There were about 40 men that manned her crew. She was constructed of wood from the Bialowieza forest from pine and oak.
Columbus’ expedition included 2 other ships of the caravel-type. The Santa Clara was the name of one of the other 2, which everyone would remember as The Nina. This means “The Girl” a joke on the name of her owner Juan Nino. Then there was the Pinta which means “The Painted” thought to refer to her excessive makeup. The three ships were second hand and never meant to be used for exploration.
La Gallega which means “The Galician” was The Santa Maria’s original name. She was constructed in Pontevedra, Galicia and her sailors knew her as Marigalante, which is Spanish for “Gallant Mary”.
The Santa Maria was the slowest of the three ships had a single deck and three masts. She performed very well in the Atlantic crossing. The old girl ran aground off what is known today as Mole Saint-Nicolas, Haiti in December of 1492 on Christmas day and was lost. Her timbers were salvaged and used to build Mole Saint-Nicolas. Originally they called it La Navidad meaning Christmas because the grounding occurred on Christmas Day.
Many believed that this historic voyage was composed of criminals but this is untrue. It is known that the Spanish Sovereigns offered amnesty to convicts who would sign up for the voyage, but only four men took up the offer: one who had killed a man in a fight, and three of his friends who then helped him escape from jail. Columbus’ crew consisted of many experienced seamen from the town of Palos and the coastal area of Galici.
Some of the crew members were also from Andalusia. The voyage money came from the syndicate of seven Genovese bankers in Seville.
There are no known reproductions of the Santa Maria but we have located some of the top models of what she is believed to have looked like. She would make a fine addition to anyone’s collection or displayed in a Hotel lobby or fine Restaurant.
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 Columbus ship Nao “Santa Maria” XV ship model  US $649.99
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 Fully Assembled Wooden Ship Model Santa Maria 1492 US $616.12
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 MANTUA SANTA MARIA nave boat ship Sergal Panart US $182.40
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 CARABELA SANTA MARIA DISPLAY SAIL BOAT OR SHIP D70 US $180.00
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 Artesania Latina Santa Maria 1492 Wooden Ship Model Kit 22611 NEW IN BOX US $179.99
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 Santa Maria Artesania Model Ship Kit US $150.00
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 VINTAGE SANTA MARIA WOODEN SHIP KIT US $120.00
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 Model Ship Columbus Santa Maria made in Germany wood US $95.00
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 SANTA MARIA Childrens Model Ship Kit US $80.80
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Soleil Royal (1670)
Named in honor of the Sun King, Louis XIV (Order Today!)
The flagship of Admiral Tourville the Soleil Royal (Royal Sun) was a French ship with 104 guns. They built her in Brest sometime between 1669 and 1670. She was built by an engineer named Laurent Hubac and they launched her in 1670. She sat in the Brest harbor for years. When the War of the Grand Alliance broke out in 1688 they re-commissioned her with 112 guns and 1200 men. She was the flagship of Escadre du Ponant which meant (squadron of the Ponant).
It was told she was a good sailing ship and a sight to behold with decorations that were some of most elaborate of all baroque flagships. Louis XIV chose the emblem of the “SUN” as his personal symbol.
The Soleil Royal departed Brest on 22 June 1690 as flagship of Anne Hilarion de Tourville. She spent three days in Camaret-sur-Mer waiting for favorable wind before sailing to Isle of Wight where the English fleet was thought to be anchored.
The Battle of Beachy Head (known in french as "Bataille de Béveziers") began in the morning of the 10 July 1690 when the French surprised the English ships anchored. Soleil Royal led the centre of the French formation.
The Soleil Royal left Brest May 12, 1692 in the lead of a 45 vessel fleet. By surprise they met and English and Dutch fleet 97 ships strong known as the Battle of Barfleur. Greatly outnumbered the French attacked causing the enemy to flee with huge losses.
The Soleil Royal was severely damaged in spite of the tactical victory and returned to Brest. There she was beached in Cherbourg for repairs with the Admirable and Triomphant.
The Soleil Royal met her end in the Battle of La Hougue sometime during the night June 2nd and 3rd at the Pointe Du Hommet. She was attacked by 17 ships and she did manage to repel them with artillery fire. But, a fire-ship set her stern on fire and the fire soon reached the powder rooms. Even with the population of Cherbourg coming to the rescue, there was only one survivor among the strong crew of somewhere between 883 and 950 men.
The Soleil Royal lies buried beneath a parking space next to the Arsenal today.
A beautiful ship in any collection we have located a few models for your viewing pleasure.
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 Soleil Royal Limited French Gun Ship Model 32 Replica US $699.99
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 Soleil Royal Wooden Tall Ship Sailboat Model 36 Boat US $576.99
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 Soleil Royal Medium Wooden Model Ship rosewood mahogany US $474.99
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 Soleil Royal Tall Ship Wooden Model Sailboat 28 Built Boat French Navy France US $461.99
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 Soleil Royal Painted 34 Wooden Model Ship New US $399.00
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USS Constitution
A three-masted heavy frigate had a wooden hull The USS Constitution belongs to the United States Navy. American President George Washington named her after the Constitution of the United States. She still holds the title of the oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat in the world.
The Naval Act of 1794 authorized six frigates to be built and in 1797 the Constitution was one of them. The frigates were to be the Navy’s capital ships, Designed by Joshua Humphreys. The USS Constitution and her sister ships were very heavily armed which made them larger than the standard frigates of the day.
Edmund Hartt’s shipyard in Boston, Massachusetts built the USS Constitution. With the newly formed United States Navy her first duty was providing protection for American merchant shipping. This occurred during the Quasi War with the France defeating the Barbary pirates in the first Barbary war.
The War of 1812 against Great Britain was her most famous era of naval warfare. The USS Constitution defeated five British warships; HMS Cyane, HMS Guerriere, HMS Levant and the HMS Java. It was the battle with the HMS Guerriere that she earned the nickname of “Old Ironsides”.
The USS Constitution served as the Nations Flagship. She circled the world in the 1840s. She served as a training ship during the American Civil War for the United States Naval Academy. In 1881 she retired from active service and served as a receiving ship until she got the designation as a museum ship in 1907. She made a 90 port tour over three years in 1931 and then again in 1997 she sailed again for her 200th birthday under her own power.
To this very day she still has the mission to promote understanding of the Navy’s role in peace and war time. She does this through educational outreach, active participation in public events and historic demonstrations.
To this very day the USS Constitution is still a fully commissioned US Navy ship. She carries a crew of 60 officers and sailors that participate in special events, ceremonies and educational programs. They also provide free tours year round keeping her open to visitors. All the crew and officers are all active duty US Navy special duty.
She is still a real beauty to this very day. We have located a number of wonderful reproductions and models of the USS Constitution to add to or start a collection.
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 Handmade Model Ship USS Constitution Old Ironsides US $4,999.99
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 USS Constitution Wood Ship Model Kit by Model Shipways US $729.00
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 USS Constitution 44 Wooden Ship Model 185 Sail Boat US $699.00
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 Mamoli wood ship kit USS constitution model MV 31 US $615.00
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 USS Constitution Limited 38 MUSEUM Model Ship Replica US $599.99
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 USS Constitution Limited 38 Scale Ship Model 1812 War US $599.99
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 USS Constitution Wood Tall Ship Model Sailboat 38 Boat US $576.99
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 MODEL SHIPWAYS USS Constitution wood ship model kit NEW US $489.99
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 USS CONSTITUTION WOOD SHIP MODEL OLD IRONSIDES 31 BOAT US $461.99
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