Model Competition Display - USCGS Falcon By Model Shipwright - Calicoe (Pete)
Model: USCGS Falcon
Category: Modified Kit & Kit
Classification: Warship / Brigantine
Build: Artesania Latina - Plank on Frame

Year or period represented: 1825 to 1848

History: Originally a Mexican gunboat called "The Isabelle" Refitted with ten cannon and commissioned as the Falcon until November 1848.

Scale and / or dimensions: 1:56 scale, Length=700mm, Height=600mm, Beam=280mm

Construction method / materials used: Hull is single planked applewood. Deck is ramin veneer on plywood. Masts are applewood.

Additional information: Display case was hand made of red oak.

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