Prins Willem (Corel, 1:100)

Description

Launched in 1650, the Prins Willem was probably the largest vessel in the service of the Dutch East Indies Company, sailing with a crew of 254, plus 22 wives and children. After only one commercial voyage, she was taken into the Dutch Navy and refitted as a warship. She fought in the Battle of Duins in 1652 under the command of Admiral Witte de Witt.

Corel’s wooden model ship kit features the following features: Pre-cut wooden frame. double planked on bulkhead construction with planking in limewood and walnut strips. The decks are planked in tanganyka. The hull and deck fittings are made of brass, walnut, boxwood and beech wood. The mast and yard arms are made of Ramin. Cannons are turned brass barrels and carriages are made of walnut. Rigging blocks are made of beechwood, various thickness of cord to rig the model. Full set of plans. This is a impressive model.

Scale: 1/100
Length: 29.5″
Height: 23″