HMS Agamemnon was a Royal Navy third-rate ship of the
line with an armament of 64 guns. She was built at
Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River in the New Forest,
was launched on 10 April 1781, and served until 1809
when she was lost after running aground on a shoal in
the mouth of the River Plate. In 1793, Agamemnon was
under Captain Horatio Nelson and sent out to join the
Mediterranean Fleet. It was during this command that
Nelson lost the sight of his right eye at the siege of
Calvi, Corsica, in 1794.
For three of the most crucial decades of
British naval history, HMS Agamemnon was at the center of events, fighting
at the Battle of the Saintes, the Battle of Copenhagen
and Trafalgar. In the Battle of Trafalgar, she forced the surrender of
the Spanish four-decker
Santísima Trinidad. Later, she served in the West Indies,
participating in the Battle of Santo Domingo, and
then in South American waters.
HMS Agamemnon
is remembered as
Horatio Nelson's favorite.
He was very fond of the ship and described her as
“without exception the finest 64 in the service.” He
was her captain for 39 months.
This
HMS Agamemnon
model
features:
- Realistic soft sails.
No dark rims, not bright white, no uniform shape that
looks like
plastic.
- Authentic
extensive rigging system comprised of
many different sizes of rope and features numerous
blocks and deadeyes.
-
Copper-plated bottom:
individual copper pieces (no fake lines, no copper
paint on wood hull.)
-
Blackened metal cannons and wooden carriage. Under the main deck, all guns are "real" guns which
have proper barrels and wooden carriages which sit
on a real deck.
- Scratch-built,
plank-on-frame
construction.
38" long x 30" tall x 12"
wide $6,930 Shipping and
insurance in the contiguous US included. Other places:
$600 flat rate.
Model is built per commission only.
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here
for more information.
Illuminate the model
to delight your guests in
special evenings:
$300. Powered by a
standard 9v battery hidden under the base for your
convenience.
