CSS Virginia Civil War Confederate Ironclad Model 28"

This handcrafted, expert level, highly detailed, CSS Virginia Civil War Confederate Ironclad scale model ship is brand new, fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit).

Details on this Confederate Navy warship model include grated upper wooden deck, planked main deck, two boat davits with tenders, Confederate flags, smoke stack with chain, pilothouse, twin metal anchors with anchor line, casemate rivets, bow ram and many more details.

This CSS Virginia ironclad model was specially designed & built by the plank on bulkhead method (joining multiple small pieces of wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood together on the hull). The model rests on a black solid wood base with a metal nameplate. The ship model is built exactly to scale as the original 1862 CSS Virginia was with many details. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish.

This is an Exclusive Edition Model Ship, where each model is uniquely identified by a serial number, which is laser cut to the back of the nameplate. In this edition, we are able to identify the production date of a model, the material that we used on the model, the craftsmen who worked on each area of the model, the individual who inspected the model and also the professional packaging staff, who finally packed the model into shipping box.

CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy, built during the first year of the American Civil War; she was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the raised and cut down hull of the scuttled USS Merrimack. Virginia was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads, opposing the Union's USS Monitor in March, 1862. The battle is chiefly significant in naval history as the first battle between ironclads.

The casemate had 14 gun ports, three each in the bow and stern, one firing along the ship's centerline and the other two angled 45° off the centerline. There were four gunports on each broadside. The battery consisted of four muzzle-loading single-banded Brooke rifles and six smoothbore 9-inch Dahlgren guns. Two of the rifles, the bow and stern pivot guns, were 7-inch caliber and weighed 14,500 pounds each. They fired a 104-pound shell. The other two were 6.4-inch guns of about 9,100 pounds, one on each broadside. The Dahlgren guns were mounted three on each side. They weighed approximately 9,200 pounds each and could fire a 72.5-pound shell up to a range of 3,357 yards at an elevation of 15°. The 9-inch gun on each side nearest the furnaces was fitted for firing heated shot. No solid shot were on board during the fight with the USS Monitor. The article "CSS Virginia" is part of the Wikipedia encyclopedia. HTTPS://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Virginia

The model measures 28" long overall from bow to stern. It's a historical & famous ship model that will be a conversation piece for any room or office.

A USS Monitor Ironclad & USS Alabama Navy Battleship Models Are Available.

Highlights about this Civil War ironclad model ship:

• 100% hand built from scratch using “plank on bulkhead” construction method
• Included with this expert level ship model is a solid wood base with a brass name plate
  
• Size: 28" overall length x 9" overall height x 7" overall width
  
• Condition: New (fully assembled)
• Hundreds of hours where required to finish this model boat
  
• Completed model contains thousands of details created by skillful master craftsmen.
• Made of finest wood like Rosewood, Mahogany, Teak and other exotic tropical wood.
  
• Extensive research through original plans and pictures make this model authentic
• This model went through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop

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