SAN FELIPE 48\" large scaled wood model ship tall Spanish boat
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SAN FELIPE 48\" large scaled wood model ship tall Spanish boat:
$338.00
SAN FELIPE ship model - very large scaledSpanish ship
48\" handcrafted wood tallship model
- This ship model is shipped to you fullyassembled and ready for display, except that the bowsprit is not inposition during shipping to reduce damage risk and to save on shippingcost. Installing only involves tightening rigging lines since they\'recorrectly attached to the bowsprit.
- New model! Hundres of building hours spent to complete this model. Magnificent for your home or business.
- Very large scaled SAN FELIPE model. Dimensions: 48\" (L) x 15\" (W) x 37\" (H) or (122 cm x 38 cm x 94 cm)
- Built from scratch with plank on frame construction.Premium quality, truly a work of art.
- This model is carefully secure and packed inside a woodencrate and a carton box to insure a safe transportation.
The San Felipe, launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish galleons of the XVII century. She was the lead ship of the famous Spanish Armada. The San Felipe displaced more than 1000 tons and was armed with 96 cannons, enabling her to take on the most formidable ships in the French and British navies. San Felipe’s role in the fight against Britain and France was to aid in the defense of Spanish settlements and harbors while transporting goods, and also to safeguard the hazardous journey back to the Spanish ports from these colonies. In 1705, she participated in a furious and heroic battle between 12 Spanish ships and 35 British ships. Captured by an English ship, but so badly damaged that she could not be salvaged, the San Felipe capsized, plummeting to the depths of the sea with several tons of gold on board.