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H.M.S.
Peregrine was built in 1686 for the fleet of
King George III as a sixth rate vessel. Carrying 18 small-caliber
cannon, she was too lightly armed to participate in the important naval
battles of the day. Instead, she was used for escort duty and to
transport important persons and messages.
Based on original
Admiralty plans, Corel’s kit replicates the H.M.S. Peregrine after a
late 17th century overhaul, when her small spritsail-topsail mast was
replaced by the jib boom as an extension of the bowsprit.
Plank-on-bulkhead construction features laser cut wooden parts and
double planked hull. Highly detailed cast metal parts are used for
ornamentation, anchors, mast caps, chainplates, gunport frames and other
details. Burnished metal cannon provide fire-power. Hardwood blocks and
deadeyes, brass nails, three diameters of rigging, silk-screened flags
and pennants, cotton sailcloth are also included.
Six sheets of plans by Bruno Volonte and clearly written instruction
manual take you through assembly.
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