~ Scratch Built One Off Model Of A Circa 1800 Bomb Ketch With A Trailing Boat ~
The finely detailed wooden model has a central mortar near the bow and four carronades to each side. A nice touch is the towed rowing boat.
~ Bomb Ketch ~
A bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannons (long guns or carronades) – although bomb vessels carried a few cannons for self-defence – but mortars mounted forward near the bow and elevated to a high angle, and projecting their fire in a ballistic arc. Explosive shells (also called bombs at the time) or carcasses were employed rather than solid shot. Bomb vessels were specialized ships designed for bombarding (hence the name) fixed positions on land.
~ Dimensions ~
The piece has a length of 81 cm (32 inches) and a height on base of 61 cm (24 inches).
It weighs 2.54 Kg
~ Condition ~
The model is in a very nice condition with no damage.
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