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Royal William Model Ship 1:72 by Dadi

Scale 1:72. The Royal William is known to be one of the most challenging pieces to build in the world of handcrafted masterpieces. This large warship was built on 1:72 @ A2 prints and no factory pre-made parts or kit was used. Built by Lanczki János in Hungary 2019-2020. More details visit: https://www.royal-william.co.uk/ For contact: inforoyalwilliam@gmail.com Ship dimensions: Length: 120 cm Width: 53 cm Height: 97 cm ​------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Royal William 1719 The ‘Royal William’ was an early 18th-century three-decker, one of six first rates in the class of the largest warships. It was 175 feet long, with a 50 feet beam and weighed 1918 tons burden. It was launched at Portsmouth in September 1719. It had a nominal complement of 800 men. It would have carried twenty-eight 32-pound guns on its gun deck, twenty-eight 24-pounders on its middle deck, twenty-eight 12-pounders on its upper deck, along with twelve 6-pounders on its quarterdeck and four on its forecastle. It saw service during the Seven Years War as part of Hawke’s fleet in 1757 and took part in the expedition to Quebec, and carried home the body of General James Wolfe in 1759. During the American Revolutionary War it was involved in the relief of Gibraltar, before becoming a receiving ship at Portsmouth in 1790 and, from 1801, a guardship at Sheerness. It was broken up in 1813.