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The
American slaver Dos Amigos was built around 1830. Like
other Baltimore clippers, she was small and fast with a long,
narrow hull. She measured 83 feet on deck and carried a single
32-pounder carronade. Captured off the coast of Africa by the
British brig Black Joke (a former slaver herself) and taken into
the Royal Navy, she was renamed Fair Rosamond used in the
suppression of the slave trade. She continued to serve the Royal
Navy until she was sold off in 1845.
OcCre
spares no expense to recreate this historic ship in authentic
detail. Wooden parts are laser cut for easy assembly and the
hull is double planked. A large array of fittings includes
ready-to-use hardwood blocks and deadeyes, brass eyebolts,
belaying pins and rings. Other parts, such as anchor, bell,
carronade and ammunition are precision cast Brittania metal.
Cotton rigging comes in several diameters and a full complement
of sails is pre-sewn and ready to mount. Detailed plans and
photographically illustrated instructions show every stage of
construction.
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