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São Gabriel
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São Gabriel Model Ship
The São Gabriel was the flagship of Vasco da Gama’s armada on his first voyage to India in 1497-1499.
About the São Gabriel wooden scale Model Ship
This model ship of the São Gabriel was custom built from the following information:
- Plans drawn from studying archeological records.
About the construction of the São Gabriel 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 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 gunwale and stringers are made of American Walnut
- The fife rails and pin racks are made of American Walnut
- The deck houses and gangways are made of Teak
- The masts and yards are made of Mahogany dowels
- The sails and ropes are made of linen
