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FALMOUTH
Mercantile
Vassel of
the English India Companies
of
1752
History: The
Falmouth was launched in Blackwall,England in 1752.
It
was the first trading vessel of the English India Companies that had such
a large amount of artillery , unusual for the trading vessels of that
period.
This
was due to the fact that the vessel could sail alone , without any convoy ship ,
since its rich load was a good bounty for all the enemies vessels and all the
pirate ships.
The
Falmouth could easily combat a war-ship of the same tonnage , thanks to its crew
, composed of 180 experienced men including the best trained gunners.
The
superiority of the crew was partly due to the incentive granted to each gunman
allowing each individual to transport his own 5 tonnage of goods
there and 2 tonnage back.
These
goods were usually sold as smuggled goods to the black market.
The
India Company was issued by Royal Decree in 1600 and was abolished in 1833.
During
this period its power grew so much that its monopolistic position decreed its
end.
Peculiar feature of this kit:
| CONSTRUCTION KITS |
REF. 99/011 |
| BUILDING PLANS |
REF. 66/011 |
| MAXIMUM LENGHT |
mm 1020 |
| HULL LENGHT |
mm 770 |
| MAXIMUM WIDTH |
mm 365 |
| HULL WIDHT |
mm 165 |
| MAXIMUM HEIGHT |
mm 845 |
| APPAREL / GUNS |
36 |
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SCALE
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1:75 |
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