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Gia Nhiencraftsmen model makers of Vietnam
For more than twenty years, family artisanal workshops have started production in Vietnam of wooden boat models, taking advantage of the local exotic wood resources. With practice, quality progressed quickly, and the models of historical sailing ships - Soleil Royal, Friesland, Superbe, Protecteur, Wasa, Victory etc reach a remarkable level of quality today, and demand for these models comes from the whole world...
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Bonhomme Richard 80 cm by Gia Nhien
Category : ship, sailboat, runabout models
435.00€ VAT Incl. Shipment not included*Shipment is free only for Delivery in France above 100 euros. Yet Quirao does deliver worldwide. For all other countries, you can see the shipment fees if you add the product to your basket and select a country of delivery. (Receive also a Discount Voucher of 35€)
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Bonhomme Richard was the nickname of Benjamin Franklin in France (of the name of the Almanac he published), ambassador of the United States of America right before and after their independence. In 1778 an American captain, John Paul Jones requested from the French king Louis XVI a ship to fight the English.
Always ready to help such a noble cause, the King of France gave him a trade ship launched in 1765 and purchased from the Company of the Indies, the Duc de Duras, a sailing ship of 46 m. The ship was renamed the Bonhomme Richard and transformed into a warship armed with 40 guns.
At the time of its first campaign in June 1779 with 6 smaller ships and basically French crews, the Bonhomme Richard captured 16 English trading ships on behalf of the USA. In August 1779, Captain Jones attacked a beautiful English frigate, the Serapis, definitely larger and better armed, and managed to conquer it even though the Bonhomme Richard was on fire and started to sink. It was the first naval victory of Americans.
The model
This model is produced by hand by Vietnamese craftsmen starting from hard exotic wood. The hull is built in broadsides on couples (boards fixed on the reinforcement). The level of detail is excellent, and finishing is superb. This model of boat is not in kit, but is directly ready to be admired.
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Product specifications Bonhomme Richard 80 cm
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