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Models of Ships in Las Palmas, Grand Canaria
Each of our models is entirely hand-built using high quality materials. Each one is created with the utmost care and attention to accuracy and detail. Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself.
Royal William
Muimota
León Noruego
Titanic
Vasa
Wappen Von Hamburg
Santa Ana
San Ildefonso
U.S.S. Constitution
U.S. Constellation
Santisima Trinidad
San Felipe
credit: Rafael Gomez
The Worlds First Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier Shut Down Reactors
The Enterprise is the Navy’s second-oldest ship, after the USS Constitution. It has participated in every major conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis, and its airplanes targeted insurgents in Afghanistan during its last deployment. The USS Enterprise began shutting down its eight nuclear reactors almost as soon as it arrived at its pier at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia
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Sedov – The Worlds Biggest Sailing Ship
The world’s biggest sailing ship is called Sedov and is a three-masted barque. Sedov was built in Germany in 1921, but came into the possession of the Soviet government in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War.
Ship Type: Sailing vessel
Year Built: 1921
Length x Breadth: 115 m X 14 m
Height of masts: 58 m
Quantity of sails: 33 st.
Gross Tonnage: 3432
DeadWeight: 1171 t
Speed recorded (Max...
Turanor PlanetSolar – Largest Solar Powered Boat
The boat used 537 sq.m of photovoltaic solar panels, which deliver power to an electric motor. PlanetSolar is the first vehicle to have successfully achieved the feat of traveling around the world using solar energy alone, all powered by the sun. The ship sailed for 585 days without fuel to show the potential of solar energy.
Facts:
Length: 35 m / Width: 23 m
Height: 6.10 m / Weight: 95 t
Solar Panels:...
Historic Belle of Louisville, Kentucky
The Belle of Louisville is the oldest operating western rivers steamboat. It was originally built as Idlewild in 1914 by James Rees & Sons of Pittsburgh, PA, for the Memphis Packet Co.. Nowadays, it is top Louisville attraction. She takes passengers on cruises up and down the Ohio River and races in the Great Steamboat Race every year on the Wednesday before the Kentucky Derby. It has the shallow-draft...
Yachting on a Lake with Ice Boats
An ice boat is a machine with similar design as a sail boat, but fitted with skis or skates and designed to run over ice. Ice yachting is a combination of sailing and racing. Ice boats fly with power of wind over the lake. The blades can reach speeds of 120 – 140 km/h. The ice yachting races usually consist of some rounds, up and down, with a different distance between the marks.
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Modern Ship Sea Cloud II With a Historical Touch
Ship combines the timeless elegance of windjammers of past with the highest safety standards and the luxurious comfort of modern cruise ships. Ship is just as on her legendary sister ship, the Sea Cloud. The SEA CLOUD II was completed after a 36-month construction by traditional handcraft together with the most modern technology.
Facts:
Owner/Operator: Sea Cloud Cruises
Year built: 2001
Builder: Astilleros...
Top Three Biggest Exclusive Yachts
The worlds largest mega yachts – luxury toys for their owners.
Name: Eclipse
Length: 557 Feet (170m)
Builder: Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, Germany
Designer: Terence Disdale
Owner: Roman Abramovich
Cruise Speed: 22 knots
Maximum Speed: 25 knots
Name: Dubai
Length: 532 Feet (162m)
Yacht Builder: Platinum Yachts FZCO. Dubai hull
Yacht Designer: Andrew Winch
Owner: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...
Her Majesty, Cunards Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria was built in the shipyard and her keel was successfully laid down on May, 2006 at Fincantieri with Cunard\’s Commodore Ronald W. Warwick in attendance.
Technical Facts:
Gross Tonnage: 90,000
Service speed: 23.7 knots
Length: 294.0 m (964.5 ft)
Beam: 32.2 m (106.0 ft)
Passengers (max): 2,014
Crew: 900


