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In 1588, King Philip II of
Spain put the Duke of Sidonia in charge of the Spanish Armada. With the goal of
invading England, 131 ships and 17,000 men set out for Dunkirk, where they were
to join forces with the Duke of Parma and pick up another 16,000 men. One of the
most important ships of the fleet was the San Marcos, a Portugese galleon
of 790 tons. She carried 33 guns, 292 soldiers and 117 sailors. Heavily damaged
during the battle and punished by high winds, San Marcos broke up on the reef
between Mutton Island and Lurga just off Ireland’s west coast.
OcCre’s San Marcos plank-on-bulkhead ship model kit uses laser cut wooden
parts and double planking in flexible limewood and rich African walnut. The
lifeboat is built strake by strake, just like the real thing. A generous
fittings package contains brass cannon, belaying pins, eyebolts and rings,
gudgeons and pintles, hardwood blocks and deadeyes and photo-etched detail
parts. Pre-sewn cloth sails, silk-screened flag, rigging line and wooden display
base with nameplate complete the model. Detailed plans and pictorial
instructions with over 100 photographs assure a magnificent San Marcos model
ship.
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