L’Orient Model Ship

The L’Orient was a 118 gun French ship of the line.

About the L’Orient wooden scale Model Ship

This model ship of the L’Orient was custom built from the following information:

• Copies of the plans and research done by Gérard De La Croix  

About the construction of the L’Orient wooden scale 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
• 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 gunwale and stringers are made of American Walnut
• The fife rails and pin racks are made of American Walnut
• The deckhouses and gangways are made of Teak
• The masts and yards are made of Mahogany
• The sails and ropes are made of linen
• The model is painted with acrylic paint
• The ornaments are cold cast in bronze and painted

Orient was an 118-gun  Océan-class ship of the line of the French Navy best known for her role as flagship of Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers’ fleet at the Battle of the Nile on 1 August 1798, and for her spectacular destruction that day when her magazine exploded. The event was commemorated by numerous poems and paintings. Prior to its destruction, Orient was one of the largest warships in the world.

Learn more:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Orient_(1791)

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