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Ship model schooner L'ÉTOILEScale 1 : 50,
length 76 cm, width 15 cm, height 65 cm,
History of the schoonerThe schooner L'ÉTOILE and her sister ship Belle Poule were built in the shipyard of Fécamp, France in 1932. They served as cod fishing vessels off the coast of Iceland until 1938. The season was approximately seven months. During this time the ships mostly operated in depression area with heavy weather. They were built accordingly, stout and sturdy, and for that reason were selected later on as navy training ships. Today French navy officers get their education on them. The ships have an auxiliary engine of 125 HP, allowing to operate at any weather and tide. The L'ÉTOILE and Belle Poule are always welcomed with national and international boat races and are frequently photographed there. Technical data: overall length 38 m, width 7.10 m, displacement 214 tons, draught 2.10 m, speed 6 knots, total sail area 425 m². The schooner model, photos, description and dimensionsPlease take your time to have a good look at the set of photos. There are several views of the entire model and of details (19 photos with 650 kB in total). 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 Netscape Navigator, press F11 to minimize navigation bars and have a larger screen with the photos.) The beautiful model of the L'ÉTOILE is 1 : 50 scale. Length is 76 cm, width 15 cm, height 65 cm. Price of the ship model and transportThe price of the ship model is 900 Euro. The ship model was made in 550 work hours by the
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