ATLANTIC

Built in New York in 1903, the Atlantic achieved its greatest fame in 1905 when she was one of 11 yachts to compete for the Emperor’s Cup put up by Kaiser Wilhelm for a race from New York to Lizard Head, England.

During WW II, Atlantic was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard for antisubmarine duty. After the war, she was brought to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for sail training. The ship’s beautiful remains could still be seen on the river’s Jersey shore nowadays.

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 Highlights about this Atlantic model ship:

•   This model ship is entirely  handmade by skilled and experienced craftsmen, using the plank on frame construction method

•   No kits are use

•   Meticulously sewn sails, keep sails from wrinkle

•   Use high-quality wood such as rosewood, ebony, black wood, mahogany wood…., timbers are after process step of pre-construction.

•   The Atlantic model ship is built on scale by the original plan, then drawn up  and painted by actual photographs to ensure the best accuracy.