YACHT MARY - The first royal Yacht-1646-Wooden model ship Kit-Mamoli.

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YACHT MARY - The first royal Yacht-1646-Wooden model ship Kit-Mamoli. :
$145.00

Yacht Mary was the first of some 27 yachts which the king owned between 1660 and 1685. The word yacht derives from a Dutch word jagen , meaning to hurry. She was 52 feet long ,with a beam of 19 ft. and displaced 100 tons. Her hull was copper cladto ensure that barnacles and other sea creatures did not adhere and cause drag. The Dutch yacht is the fore-runner of the Thames sailing barge. Mary was then for transporting diplomats and civil servants and was used regularly across the Irish Sea between Dublin and Holyhead. She struck rocks off Anglesey in a thick fog on March 25,1675 while en route from Dublin to Chester. Although 39 of 74 crew and passengers managed to get to safety, the wreck quickly broke up. The remains ( 8 bronze cannon) were independently discovered by two different diving groups in July 1971. After looters started to remove the guns from the site, a rescue operation was organized and the remaining guns and other artifacts were taken to the Merseyside Museums for conservation and display. After the passing of the Protection Of Wrecks Act 1973,she was designated as protected site on January 20,1974. This is a great model of museum-quality will show proudly in any home or office.This model has always been protected from sunlight, smoke, water in locked closet.Please note: Model Expo sells this model for $300.00, please check it out!Special Offer!