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CSS Virginia Model Ship
The CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship.
About the CSS Virginia Wooden Scale Model Ship
This model ship of the CSS Virginia was custom built from the following information:
- The original construction drawings.
About the construction of the CSS Virginia Model Ship
- The hull is built using the Double Plank-on-Bulkhead construction method
- The bulkheads and keel are cut from marine grade pine plywood
- The first layer of planking is done plank by plank using Mahogany planks
- The second layer of planking is done using Mahogany Veneer strips
- The deck is made of Anagre, a light brown timber from the Amazon
- The hull is sheathed with real copper plates below the waterline
- The deckhouses and gangways are made of Teak
- The model is painted with acrylic paint
Member of The Nautical Research Guild
Learn more about CSS Virginia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Virginia