Mamoli 1/54 MV37 Halifax British Colonial Schooner Wooden Ship Kit
The Halifax British Colonial Schooner includes laser cut frames for keel & bulkheads, and exotic wood strip for hull planking. Also included are the masts and spars, wooden fittings and silk flag. The instruction booklet is very detailed, taking you through every step of construction.
Scale 1:54, Length: 590mm. Skill Level 2
Born as packet-boat, Halifax was purchased in17658 by the Royal Navy and transformed at Portsmouth into a typical colonial schooner of the time. These alterations included raising the cabin platform to obtain more storage space below, elevating the bulwarks with openings for the 6 guns and building a new railing with 6 culverins. The outer changes made to the hull as well as to masting and rigging altered deeply the original aspect. The sources concerning the life of this ship are extremely contradictory. It sailed prevailingly along the American coasts in a rather complex period of history of this country.