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The 132 ton whaling brig
Kate Cory was built at Westport Point, MA in 1856. Seventy-five
and a half feet long with a 22-foot beam, she was one of the last
whalers built specifically for the trade. Originally rigged as a
schooner, Kate Cory was converted to a brig in 1858. This rig made for
smoother motion in heavy seas, and steadied the ship while the crew was
cutting in whales. In 1863, after only five voyages, she was captured by
the CSS Alabama and burned off the coast of Brazil.
Model Shipways’ Kate Cory kit
features machine carved basswood hull, which needs only light shaping.
For an authentic plank-on-frame look, we're including over 50 feet of
basswood strips for deck planking. Genuine copper covers the hull below
the waterline. Plank-scored wooden sheets are supplied for the
companionways, cabins and hatches. Deadeyes and blocks are pre-finished
wood; all other fittings are brass and Britannia metal. Four laser-cut
wooden whaleboats plus deck furnishings, including the try-pots (large
iron pots for boiling down the whale oil), add life-like detail.
Three sheets of plans and 24-page instruction book by marine historian
Erik A.R. Ronnberg, Jr., updated by Ben Lankford, see you through
construction. (Display base and
brass pedestals are not included.)
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