HISTORY OF THE FRENCH FISHING BOAT LA PROVENÇALE 1/20 Discover the wooden model of the Provençale, a traditional fishing boat of the French Riviera. With a typical Mediterranean line thanks to its two Latin sails, this boat used to be manufactured with the remains...

A VERY PECULIAR HISTORY: PROVIDENCE AND MOBY DICK Discover whaling ship Providence, wooden model of this boat designed for whaling. How could six men resist the fury of the sea by facing a large whale in a small rowboat? Moby Dick narrates the voyage...

HMS Victory was launched in 1765 at Chatham Dockyard and was commissioned in 1778. She continued in active service for the next 34 years which included her most famous moment “the Battle of Trafalgar” in 1805. In 1812 the Victory was retired from frontline...

This original design can be seen in many ports along the French Channel. The boats are socalled stern trawlers, in which the net is pulled in using a tricing line in the rear of the boat. The hull is of steel; and the length...

Nordlandsbaaden (Nordlandsbaden) is a typical fishing boat built in Norway in the 17th and 18th centuries. At first glance, it does not deny its origins in Viking ships. Like them, he had excellent nautical qualities and was able to safely take the crew to...

Despite its modest size and apparance, the African Queen is one of the vessels which has become most vividly engraved on the minds of many people throughout the world. The African Queen achived its frame as one of the main characters in a film of...