Ship model  French frigate LA SIRÈNE

The French frigate LA SIRÈNE is famous because of being described in Frederik Henrik af Chapman's "Architectura Navalis Mercatoria", Plate LV, No. 9 (published in Stockholm in 1768) as an excellent fast sailing ship.

Please take your time to have a good look at the set of photos of the frigate model. There are several views of the entire ship model taken from all directions, several closer views of hull and deck and of the rigging.
In addition there is a suitable display case for LA SIRENE. The display case has inside two small lights.

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 beautiful model of the LA SIRÈNE is 1 : 75 scale. Length is 82 cm, width 30 cm, height 77 cm. The display case length is 91 cm, width 37 cm, height 84 cm.