Ship model British cutter SHARKE

Historical background of the ship

The British cutter SHARKE was built in 1711 at the Deptford dockyards on the Thames River. She was designed for speed. With her large sail area and because of her shallow draught and minimal tonnage she could follow smugglers anywhere, even up shallow rivers and over dangerous shoals. With her ten pounder cannons she could easily fight any small boat.

The ship model, photos, description and dimensions

The extensive sails of the model clearly make for the impression of speed and mobility. Please take your time to have a good look at the set of photos. There are several views of the entire model and of details. If you click on a photo you will get that photo in high resolution. Only these high resolution photographs show how much work and handicraft ability were put in the model. (If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox, press F11 to minimize navigation bars and have a larger screen with the photos.)

The very finely worked model of the cutter is 1 : 50 scale. Length is 84 cm, width 27 cm, height 61 cm.

This model has been already sold. The pictures and the data are shown in the only to let enthusiasts and model makers enjoy the photos and maybe get ideas or some guidance, if someone builds such a model by himself.