A Model Of The U.S. Frigate CONSTITUTION

JOHN FLANNERY, (AMERICAN, CIRCA 1945-1950)

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A Model Of The U.S. Frigate CONSTITUTION
John Flannery, (American, circa 1945-1950)
A very fine scratch built model, the hull built up from the solid with black and white painted topsides and a copper painted bottom. the deck of the model is planked in basswood. The model is fitted with numerous details, which include: billet head, anchors, pin and fife rails, stove pipe, cannons on sleds and carriages, ships boats stacked amidships with hoisting lines attached, deck gratings, windlass, skylights, binnacle, double ship's wheel, ships boats on davits, cleats and rudder. The model is very well rigged with standing and running rigging which include: forestays, ratlines, backstays, intermediate stays, jack lines, halyards and topping lifts, bracing lines, sheets, and other rigging details. The model is fitted with a complete suit of linen sails which include jibs, staysails, square sails, stun'sails and spanker sail. The model is displayed on a pair of wood cradles in maple framed glass case that sits on a stand with three drawers and a book shelf.
45 x 18 x 55 in. (114.3 x 45.7 x 139.7 cm.) Cased dimensions on stand.

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The model was executed circa 1945-1950

Lot Essay

The USS Constitution was launched on October 21, 1797 at Boston. Built by George Claighorne, she is a 44-gun frigate and is the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy. She earned the nickname "Old Ironsides" after a sailor saw a cannonball bounce off her hull. The USS Constitution was the mainstay of the War of 1812, during which she won all 40 of the battles in which she was engaged. In 1812 Constitution fought a famous battle with the British frigate HMS Java. After the battle Java was so damaged by gunfire that she was beyond saving - the only thing salvaged was her wheel which was used to replace that of the Constitution which had been smashed early in the contest, serving as a useful replacement and a badge of victory.

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