The model is 100% scratch built with planks-on-frame construction method. The hull is made of combination exotic wood stained that you can see the natural wood grains. The masts are full-rigged with full curl sails. It takes hundreds of hours to finish this model by skillful master craftsmen. The ornaments such as cannons, anchors, lamps are metal. Model is fully assembled and ready to display. The base included with the brass nameplate as show pictures. Dimensions approximate 34L x 10W x 27H (inch) or 87L x 25W x 69H (cm). USS Bonhomme Richard (1765). Bonhomme Richard, formerly Duc de Duras, was a warship in the Continental Navy. Her design allowed her to be quickly transformed into a man of war in case of necessity to support the navy. She made two voyages to China, the first in 1766 and the second in 1769. At her return the French East India Company had been dissolved, and all its installations and ships transferred to the French Navy. Jones renamed her Bon Homme Richard (usually rendered in more correct French as Bonhomme Richard) in honor of Benjamin Franklin, the American Commissioner at Paris whose Poor Richard’s Almanac was published in France under the title Les Maximes du Bonhomme Richard. On 19 June 1779, Bonhomme Richard sailed from Lorient accompanied by USS Alliance, Pallas, Vengeance, and Cerf with troop transports and merchant vessels under convoy to Bordeaux and to cruise against the British in the Bay of Biscay. Forced to return to port for repair, the squadron sailed again 14 August 1779. It went northwest around the west coast of the British Isles into the North Sea and then down the east coast. The squadron took 16 merchant vessels as prizes. Battle of Flamborough Head. On 23 September 1779, the squadron encountered the Baltic Fleet of 41 sail under convoy of the HMS Serapis and HM hired armed vessel Countess of Scarborough near Flamborough Head. The Bonhomme Richard and Serapis entered a bitter engagement at about 6:00 p. The battle continued for the next four hours, costing the lives of nearly half of the American and British crews. British victory seemed inevitable, as the more heavily armed Serapis used its firepower to rake Bonhomme Richard with devastating effect. The commander of the Serapis finally called on Jones to surrender. He replied, Sir, I have not yet begun to fight! Jones eventually managed to lash the ships together, nullifying his opponent’s greater maneuverability and allowing him to take advantage of the larger size and considerably more numerous crew of Bonhomme Richard. An attempt by the Americans to board Serapis was repulsed, as was an attempt by the British to board Bonhomme Richard. Finally, after another of Jones’s ships joined the fight, the British captain was forced to surrender at about 10:30 p. The Bonhomme Richard shattered, on fire, leaking badly defied all efforts to save her and sank about 36 hours later at 11:00 a. On Saturday, 25 September 1779. Jones sailed the captured Serapis to the Dutch United Provinces for repairs. Though the Bonhomme Richard sank after the battle, the battle’s outcome was one of the factors that convinced the French crown to back the colonies in their fight to become independent of British authority. Search for the wreck. Bonhomme Richard’s final resting location is the subject of much speculation. A number of unsuccessful efforts have been conducted to locate the wreck. The location is presumed to be in approximately 180 feet (55 m) of water off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, a headland near where her final battle took place. The quantity of other wrecks in the area and a century of fishing trawler operations have complicated all searches. Navy’s mission was unsuccessful. For some reasons if you wish to return the item, please consider not to open the item out of the wooden crate or open the item out of the styrofoam. You can open the carton box, lift up the whole wooden crate and check the models that are packed in wooden crate. For the items are packed in solid styrofoam, you can open the carton box, lift up the top part (styrofoam lid) and check the model. Please do not cut any strips or take the model out of the wooden crate or out of the styrofoam. It is very risky of damages to the item when you return if you open or remove the item out of the wooden crate or the styrofoam. The item “USS Bonhomme Richard 1765 Tall Ship Assembled 34 Built Wooden Model Boat” is in sale since Saturday, November 19, 2016. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats, Ships\Wooden”. The seller is “premiumhandicraftimports” and is located in Sugar Land, Texas. 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- Brand: Quality Model Ship
- Recommended Age Range: 14+
- Character Family: Wooden Ship Model for Collectors
- MPN: TS0029P-80
- Gender: Boys & Girls