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| Item: | Defender D0503 - Brown |
| Dimensions: | 44" H x 5" W x 40" L
| | Availability: | In Stock |
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| List Price: | $349.99 |
| Sale Price: | $249.99 |
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NOT A MODEL SHIP KIT
Attach Sails and the Defender model yacht is Ready for Immediate Display
These grand Limited Edition sailing ship models of America’s Cup winner Defender are perfect for any home, beach house or office as the proud centerpiece for a nautical themed sunroom or inspirational highlight of a corporate meeting room. Beauty and grace combine in the Defender model yacht to emanate elegance and a winning spirit.
44" High x 5" Wide x 42" Long (1:38 scale)
- Largest available accurate scale replica Limited Edition of the Defender model yacht
- Individual plank on frame construction of the hull using fine quality woods, with each plank and wood grain visible through the paint
- Highest Quality Craftsmanship and Details, including:
- Increased number of details and items on deck
- Improved details and scale accuracy of all deck and hull details over other models
- Clear window panes in all deckhouses
- Brass railing along gunwale
- Highest quality material used for all sails
- Limited production run only 50 of this model sailing ship
- Certificate of Authenticity individually numbered and signed by HMS Founder and Master Builder Richard Norris
- Significant research to guarantee accuracy of this yacht model includes sources such as photos, historical plans and original artwork
- Pre-assembled, simply attach the masts and display
- Separate pre-assembled hull and sails ensure safe shipping and lower cost
- Ready to display in less than five minutes
- Insert mast in designated hole and clip brass rigging hooks as shown in illustrations
- Sails and rigging already complete
Defender was the 1895 America's Cup defender.
Design
Defender was designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in 1895. It was Herreshoff's second victorious America's Cup defender design.
Defender was a sloop with all-metal construction: steel, aluminum, and manganese bronze. It was owned by William Kissam Vanderbilt, Edwin D. Morgan and C. Oliver Iselin, and skippered by Henry C. Haff.
Career
Defender defeated the New York Yacht Club's Vigilant then went on to defend the cup against British keel cutter Valkyrie III. Following the contest, Defender was towed to New Rochelle where it remained for another four years without sailing. It was rebuilt to race trials against the 1899 America's Cup defense candidate, Columbia. Defender was broken up in 1901.
Specifications
* Overall length: 37.5m
* Length at water line: 27.17m
* Beam (width): 7.03m
* Draft: 5.81m
* Displacement: 151.5 tonnes
* Sail area: 1134.3 m2
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