Model Shipways 2031
  Whaling Brig KATE CORY        
   Scale  1/64 
 

     The 132 ton whaling brig Kate Cory was built at Westport Point, MA in 1856. Seventy-five and a half feet long with a 22-foot beam, she was one of the last whalers built specifically for the trade. Originally rigged as a schooner, Kate Cory was converted to a brig in 1858. This rig made for smoother motion in heavy seas, and steadied the ship while the crew was cutting in whales. In 1863, after only five voyages, she was captured by the C.S.S Alabama and burned off the coast of Brazil.

     Now you can build a true replica of this historic vessel that will be 28' in length and 19" high. This wonderful Entry Level kit features machine carved basswood hull, which needs only light shaping and includes over 50 feet of basswood strips for an authentic plank-on-frame and deck planking look. Genuine copper covers the hull below the waterline, plank-scored wooden sheets are supplied for the companionways, cabins and hatches. Deadeyes and blocks are pre-finished wood; all other fittings are brass and Britannia metal, four laser-cut wooden whaleboats plus deck furnishings, including the try-pots (large iron pots for boiling down the whale oil), add life-like detail, and with the three sheets of plans and 24-page instruction book by marine historian Erik A.R. Ronnberg, Jr., updated by Ben Lankford this kit will be a joy to assemble and display. (Display base and brass pedestals are not included.)

 

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