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Mantua Panart #738 HMS Victory 178 Scale Wood Ship Model Kit em cr

February 20, 2017 | mantua

HMS Victory stands today as the world’s oldest commissioned warship. Still manned by Officers and Ratings of the Royal Navy, the Victory has seen over 220 years of almost continuous naval service. Best known for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar, the Victory currently has a dual role as the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief […]

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Mantua Panart #747 S. Felipe 175 Scale Wood Ship Model Kit em cr

February 20, 2017 | mantua

The San Felipe, launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish galleons of the XVII century. The San Felipe displaced more than 1000 tons and was armed with 104 guns, enabling her to take on the most formidable ships in the French and British navies. The San Felipe’s role in the war against […]

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Mantua 798 Le Superbe 175 Double Plank-on-Bulkhead Wood Ship Model Kit em jh

October 7, 2016 | mantua

At 1,029 tons, she carried adequate provisions to remain at sea with a crew of more than 600 men for up to six months. King Charles was so impressed by her majestic size and beautiful ornamentation that he ordered Dean (England’s foremost naval architect) to copy her lines and design. Mantua’s kit is double plank […]

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Mantua MA776, H. M. S. Victory Wood Ship Model Kit, 198th Scale RN JG

August 31, 2016 | mantua

She is best known as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She was also Keppel’s flagship at Ushant, Howe’s flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis Flagship at Cape St. This kit has been in a closet for years, it is an older version of the Mantua Victory. The box is in […]

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Mantua MA741, Amerigo Vespucci Wood Ship Model Kit, 184 Scale Unbuilt jg sh

June 1, 2016 | mantua

Her home port is Livorno, Italy. In 1925, the Regia Marina ordered two school ships to be built following a design by Lieutenant Colonel Francesco Rotundi of the Italian Navy Engineering Corps, inspired by the style of large late 18th century 74-cannon ships of the line. The first of these two ships, the Cristoforo Colombo, […]

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