ITEM #111 - ON SALE $470.00 PLUS $79.00 SHIPPING SAN FELIPE - THE FAMOUS SPANISH WAR SHIP - DIMENSIONS 37"X35" REGULAR WHOLESALE PRICE IS $549.00 PLUS $79.00 SHIPPING The San Felipe Launched in 1690, was one of the most beautiful Spanish ships of the XVII century.  The San Felipe weighed more than 1000 tons and was armed with 96 cannons, enabling her to take on the most formidable ships in the French and British navy.  As lead ship, the San Felipe’s role in the war against the British and French was to help protect Spanish settlements and harbors.  At the same time, she provided protection for ships in their long and hazardous passage back to Spanish ports with their plunder of treasures from the Caribbean and South America.  In 1705, she participated in a furious and heroic battle between 12 Spanish ships and 35 British ships. After 24 hours of battle, she was captured by a British ship but, was so badly damaged that she could not be salvaged as a prize. She went to the bottom with several tons of gold.	SAN FELIPE

HMS ENDEAVOUR - ITEM #101 In the years 1768-1771, British sailor Captain James Cook used the Endeavour to sail the Pacific Ocean, map New Zealand and survey the eastern coast of Australia.  Captain Cook discovered New Zealand and the East Coast of Australia and claimed both for Britain. He was also the first person to circumnavigate the world in both directions. His ship was HMS Endeavour.  Endeavour eventually ended up becoming part of the British fleet used during the Revolutionary War. HMS Endeavour was intentionally sunk by the British in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island in 1778 to keep French ships from landing to aid the Americans' drive for independence. The American/French rebellion against the British failed. Four ships from a British fleet used during the U.S. Revolutionary War have been found off Rhode Island, and one may be the vessel 18th century explorer Captain James Cook sailed on his epic voyage to Australia, archaeologists said today. Researchers with the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project said they believe the four ships, and two others previously discovered, are part of a 13-vessel transport fleet intentionally sunk by the British in Newport Harbor in 1778 to keep French ships from landing to aid the Americans' drive for independence. The archaeologists say one of the 13 ships in the sunken British fleet was the Lord Sandwich, which records show was once the Endeavour but Archaeologists say it is unclear which ship could be the Endeavour.  Seven of the ships in the British fleet have not been found but the archaeologists say the latest find raises the chances that one of the discovered ships is the Endeavour. According to the executive director of the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project there is a 47 per cent chance that we have our hands on the Endeavour.  It may take years to fully investigate the shipwrecks. Using historical materials and sonar, the archaeologists discovered the ships in Narragansett Bay, about a kilometer off Newport.  They also found at least one cannon, an anchor with a five-meter shank and a cream-colored fragment of an 18th century British ceramic teapot.Historically, the finding is significant because it helps tell the story of the siege of Newport, marking France's first attempt to aid the American insurrection against the British. The shipwrecks are Rhode Island property and there are no plans to raise them.Officials estimate more than two dozen ships from the Revolutionary War period lie beneath Rhode Island's waters.  They include British Royal Navy frigates, vessels from the Continental Navy and a French ship.	HMS ENDEAVOUR ON SALE  $494.00 PLUS $79.00 SHIPPING

ITEM #102 THIS MODEL SHOWN IS 36" LONG 29" MODEL $399.00  36" MODEL $499.00 LE SOLEIL ROYAL - 1669 - Named in honor of the Sun King, Louis XIV, the warship Le Soleil Royal was one of the most powerful ships of her day.     SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS 38"   ITEM #103  $499.00 FOR THE 38" MODEL ALSO AVAILABLE IN A 29" LONG MODEL $399.00    SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS  In 1667 she was considered the most powerful warship ever built.  The English took great pride in her. She came after a period of serious post-Armada neglect and she stood out as a major step in the development of the sailing warship. When she was produced, she was considered a masterpiece of the mid-seventeenth century.   The King of England wanted a combination of strength and beauty, and he got it.   The 1141-ton Sovereign of the Seas was launched on October 13, 1637.

SOLEIL ROYAL 36" LONG SHIP SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS 38" BACK

ITEM #104  THE SHIP IS 37" LONG.  THE LOWER PART OF THE HULL IS COPPER BUT THE REST OF THE SHIP IS WOOD. $499.00 HMS TRINCOMALEE was built shortly following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1817 in Bombay India. She now serves as a museum ship and holds the distinction of being the oldest British warship still afloat.  HMS Victory although 52 years her senior is in dry dock.

HMS TRINCOMALEE

HMS TRINCOMALEE

ITEM 105  HMS ENDEAVOUR WITH SEE THROUGH HULL - $550.00 This ship will delight even the most sophisticated ship collector.  To recapture the beauty of the real ship into the model, we have used the most exotic woods that are available, the highest quality brass fittings are used and more than 200 hours went into handcrafting this magnificent model. Examples of wood use include rosewood, western red cedar and mahogany. These materials are transformed into art pieces by the skilled hand of a master craftsmen. If you look closer, you can see an evenly smooth surface of wood on the hull. It was crafted to look more beautiful then most pieces of fine furniture. Looking through the open hull, you can see furniture, painted service men, drums, stair cases and door which are all finished in great details. The art of wood working is quite impressive on the hull & decks. Other magnificent details include metal sculptures, brass canons and anchors, wooden life boats and sky light... The model comes with its original British Royal Navy flag and rest on a steady wooden base with attached metal name plate. 100% assembled and ready for display.