SOLEIL ROYAL MODEL SHIP | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Ship Models

Specification of SOLEIL ROYAL MODEL SHIP  Dimension (inch) 36.0L x 11.0W x 33.0H Inches Brand name  Old Modern Handicrafts  Materials western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany + metal Model number T072 The story of SOLEIL ROYAL MODEL SHIP  Flashback to 1692, this vintage and classic Soleil Royal ship model reminds you of the Battle of Barfleur wherre she left Brest, leading a 45-vessel fleet and met a 97-ship strong English and Dutch fleet. Bringing the history vibe home with our historical gunboat, longboat and battle ship model collections. Soleil Royal (Royal Sun) was a French 104-gun ship of the line, flagship of Admiral Tourville. She was built in Brest between 1668 and 1670 by engineer Laurent Hubac, was launched in 1669, and stayed unused in Brest harbour for years. She was recommissioned with 112 guns and 1200 men when the Nine Years War broke out in 1688 as the flagship of the escadre du Ponant (squadron of the Ponant). She was said to be a good sailing ship an