US Coast Guard Model Ship 32"

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Our stunning U.S. Coast Guard "Eagle" model ship is handcrafted from beautiful wood such as rosewood, mahogany, teak, and along with various other exotic wood. The hull is constructed using a plank on frame method, each strip of exotic wood are carefully join together to form a smooth hull. This model is completely hand built to spec by skillful and creative master craftsmen; you will be amazed at how real it looks. The ship is painted in actual lustrous two-tone color red and white.

On the ship, you will spot amazing details such as: wooden bowsprit, foremast, mainmast, and mizzen mast. They are all connected to numerous fabric sails with detailed stitching, all rigging are painstakingly fastened by hand in matching colors. Wooden machine with metal chain use to secure and dropping anchor are at the beak head. There’s a large wooden cabin with 4 doors on the main deck. On the quarter deck, there’s a navigational area with metal steering wheels, 2 wooden boats, and a wooden cabin.

An additional metal steering wheel can be found on the poop deck. The beak deck and the quarter deck are surrounded with metal fences. You can easily spot the U.S. Coast Guard symbol and letters on the side of the hull, and lots of metal rings on above of the waterline. There’s also a wooden rudder and a metal propeller to help the ship maneuver in the right direction. An attached wooden stand with a nameplate engraved “U.S Coast Guard” is standard on this model. Our model was built according to scale through original plans, pictures and drawings. We absolutely use no plastic parts only the highest quality wood and metal parts. This model is carefully secure and packed inside a wooden crate for easy shipping purposes.

Our U.S. Coast Guard model comes fully-assembled and ready to be displayed.

This model measures 82cmL x 14cmW x 67cmH.

HISTORY:

U.S. Coast Guard Academy's 295-foot Square-Rigged Ship Eagle was built in 1936. The Eagle is a three-masted sailing Barque home-ported at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut,USA. It is the only active commissioned sailing vessel in the U.S. maritime services.

The Eagle bears a name that goes back to the early history of the United States' oldest continuous seagoing service. The first Eagle was commissioned in 1792, just two years after the formation of the Revenue Marine, the forerunner of today's Coast Guard.

Today's Eagle, the seventh in a long line of proud cutters to bear the name, was built in 1936 by the Blohm & Voss Shipyard, Hamburg, Germany, as a training vessel for German Naval Cadets. It was commissioned Horst Wessel and following World War II was taken as a war prize by the United States. On May 15, 1946, the Barque was commissioned into U.S. Coast Guard services as the Eagle and sailed from Bremerhaven, Germany to New London, Connecticut.

The Eagle serves as a seagoing classroom for approximately 175 cadets and instructors from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The training cadets receive under sail has proven to be an invaluable asset during their subsequent Coast Guard careers.