Esmeralda Training Ship Assembly Kit - 1:100 Scale | Model in Wood and Metal

Build the Esmeralda Training Ship Model - Detailed, 1:100 Scale with Step-by-Step Instructions

Model of the Esmeralda Ship - An Icon of Chile-Spain History | Complete Kit with Wooden and Metal Parts

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Price :

398,00 IVA 22% inc.

Descrizione:

HISTORY :


The ship is the sixth to bear the name Esmeralda. The first was the frigate Esmeralda captured from the Spanish at Callao, Per&u, by Admiral Lord Thomas Alexander Cochrane of the Chilean Navy, in a daring raid on the night of November 5, 1820. The second was the corvette Esmeralda of the Chilean Navy which, against superior forces, he fought until sunk under flag on May 21, 1879 in the Battle of Iquique. These events mark important milestones for the Chilean Navy and the ship's name is said to evoke its values ​​of courage and sacrifice. Construction began in Cadiz, Spain, in 1946. She was to become Spain's national training ship. During its construction, in 1947, the construction site where it was built was destroyed. catastrophic explosions, which damaged the ship and brought the shipyard to the brink of bankruptcy. Work on the ship was temporarily stopped. In 1950 Chile and Spain began negotiations in which Spain offered to to repay debts incurred with Chile following the Spanish Civil War in the form of manufactured products, including the not yet completed Esmeralda. Chile accepted the offer and the vessel was formally transferred to the ownership of of Chile in 1951. Work on the ship then continued. She was finally launched on May 12, 1953 in front of an audience of 5,000 people. It is was christened by Mrs. Raquel Vicuña de Orrego using a bottle wrapped in the national colors of Spain and Chile. She was delivered as a four-masted schooner to the Government of Chile on 15 June 1954, under the command of Captain Horacio Cornejo Tagle.


wooden and metal assembly kit - assembly required.

Detailed step-by-step photography instructions.

Finished model dimensions:

Scale - 1:100.
Length 113 cm.
Width 14 cm.
Height  56 cm.


Specifiche:

Weight : 0.00 Kg

 
Le spese di trasporto sono gratuite in Italia per ordini superiori a 50,00 €
 

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