Wappen Von Hamburg: Wooden Ship Model

Wappen von Hamburg: Wooden Ship Model

Also named as the Empress, the Wappen von Hamburg was built in the Deich-Tor shipyard in Hamburg by Dutch shipbuilders.

Wappen von Hamburg: Wooden Ship Model

Where appropriate, all scale ship models are constructed with hardwood using the plank-on-frame technique and built to scale using ships' drawings. The models use cotton sails and rigging and in the case of the larger vessels are suitable for use as exhibits in galleries or museums. Many models are available in Large and Small sizes with both versions offering the same level of detail.

Stocks of most models are held but you should allow up to 8 weeks for some of the larger models. If you have specific enquiries for other ships, please contact us. Models are shipped all over the world in secure packaging at very reasonable prices.

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Length (cm)	Width (cm)	Height (cm)	Size	Type	Nation	Year
86	36	70	Small	Frigate	Germany	1669
114	46	93	Large	Frigate	Germany	1669

Wappen von Hamburg: Ship's History

Original specifications: Type: Frigate; Hull: Wood; Built: Deich-Tor, Hamburg, Germany; Year: 1669

The blue prints for the Wappen von Hamburg were started in 1663 but consultations and negotiations hampered the actual construction until the spring of 1667, when work on the hull actually commenced. The woodwork was finished in 1668, the armaments were then installed and the ship took up service in 1669.

From 1669 to 1683, the Wappen von Hamburg saw service as an escort vessel on voyages to the Spitzbergen and the West. On 10 October, 1683, whilst she was on the Cadiz route, a fire broke out in the bows, quickly spreading throughout the entire ship. Despite valiant efforts to extinguish the flames, the fore eventually reached the arsenal, and the ship exploded. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

Admiral B. Karbfanger, along with 42 of his 170 sailors and 22 of the 50 soldiers, lost their life in an attempt to save the ship. The body of the Admiral received formal honours from all the ships at anchor in the port and was buried with great ceremony in the Foreigners cemetery on the seafront of Cadiz.

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