USS Monitor 1862 Civil War Ironclad US Navy Warship- Museum Quality Ship Model

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USS Monitor 1862 Civil War Ironclad US Navy Warship- Museum Quality Ship Model:
$109.95

USS Monitor 1862 Civil War Ironclad US Navy Warship- Museum Quality Ship Model
This model ship of the USS Monitor is a scale model of the ironclad warship which was in the battle of Hampton Roads, in 1862, during the American Civil War. The ironclad ship replica pre-date the final wave of merchant sailing ships, represented in the Abordage range by the tea clipper Cutty Sark, and the romance embodied in that model contrasts with the realism of what was to come, embodied in this ship.
The model of the USS Monitor shows what was a radical design. Almost all of the ship was below the waterline, with just it’s iron-plated deck, revolutionary rotating gun turret, and a pilothouse above. The model bears witness to the fact that this was the world’s first semi-submersible ship, anticipating many features of future submarine design.
The etching in the model brings out the detail of the riveted iron-plate construction, innovative in construction technique in the original as well as design. Nine foundries shared the work, with the parts brought together to build the ship, and the whole process taking less than 120 days. The design and implementation of an ironclad warship is brought out in detail. The warship also has the model designer John Ericsson’s novel marine screw, allowing the ship to be one of the first to use steam propulsion only.
The carefully-reproduced USS Monitor shows the detail in the conception, design, and implementation in what was a huge leap forward in the technology of marine warfare, and represent a crucial turning point, coming midway between the major sea battles of Trafalgar and Jutland fought against the ironclad CSS Virginia (the former frigate USS Merrimack) of the Confederate States Navy.
This fully assembledhighly detailed model ship is built to scale as the original 1862 USS Monitor and features:

Fully assembled and ready for display.
The hull is constructed with a hard resin.
On top is a replica of the iron-plated deck, revolutionary rotating gun turret
Also on deck are two metal cannons, a pilothouse, smoke and air intake stacks, and hull rivets.
Single metal propeller on the bottom.
Painted to match the color of the actual ship.
Model rests on a black wood base with a metal nameplate. (Name partially erased.)
Dimensions: Measures 15\" long from bow to stern x 2.5\" tall without stand x 3.5\" wide.
It\'s a historical and famous ship model that will be a conversation piece for any room or office.