Pyro The Independence War Schooner, C373-298

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Pyro The Independence War Schooner, C373-298 plastic model kit

C373-298 Pyro The Independence War Schooner

Plastic Model Kit,   Box Condition: Poor

Nicely detailed kit of a rare subject. Features full hull, complete deck detail, cannon, blocks, vac billowing sails, flags, display stand, rigging material and full rigging instructions. Kit is about 15 inches long when built. The kit has never been started. Internal factory sealed bag including flags and instructions. NOTE: instructions are quality photocopies. The box shows much better than the 'poor' grade but is graded as such due to severe damage on the right side and missing sections of the top side panel. The kit inside is like new, however. The 'Independence' type Top Sail Schooners were built at the famous shipyards of Webb and Allen during the early 1800s. Ten clippers of this type were built for the US Government to enforce and collect revenue duties. The extreme rake of the masts with the added square sails on the top foremast made them fast and very maneuverable with a small crew. The War Schooners were very light vessels - only 73 feet long with a 20 foot beam and of 112 displacement. The bulwarks were cut out with more gun ports than guns to help lighten the ship. The armament consisted of two 9 pounders and four 6 pounders, which were shifted around the deck to fire from different gun ports and the need required.

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