12 Apostolov — Imperial Russian 120-Gun Ship Model, Black & White L80 | Admiral Line
12 Apostolov — Imperial Russian 120-Gun Ship Model, Black & White L80 | Admiral Line
How big is it?
Length about 80 cm / 31.5 in. Drawn to scale; the model outline is a simplified shape.
Model details
- Size
- 31.5 in / 80 cm
- Materials
- Brass, Linen sails
- Construction
- Plank-on-frame, built by hand
- Condition
- Fully assembled, ready to display
- Display
- Wooden base with brass nameplate
- Collection
- Tall Ship Models - Admiral Line
- Item no.
- T327
The Twelve Apostles at 80 cm, painted in the black-and-white banding that Russian ships of the line carried across the 19th century — white strakes along each gun deck, black between.
On a three-decker that means three continuous bands of white holding a true line along a hull curving in every direction. It is done by hand, one gun port at a time, and it is the most exacting paint job in the catalogue.
Specification
- 80 cm plank-on-frame hull, hand-painted black and white
- Three gun decks with individually fitted cast cannon
- Carved and gilded stern gallery and quarter galleries
- Three masts and bowsprit with full hand-knotted standing and running rigging
- Hand-stitched linen sails on every yard
- Ship's boats, capstan, wheel, gratings and rails
- Metal anchors and wooden rudder
- Solid wood base with engraved brass nameplate
- Fully assembled
History
Launched at Nikolayev in 1841, Dvenadsat Apostolov carried 120 guns and was considered the best-built ship in the Black Sea Fleet. She never fought a fleet action. In September 1854, facing an Anglo-French force she could not beat at sea, the Russian command scuttled her across the mouth of Sevastopol harbour to seal it against attack. Her guns were landed and served in the siege lines for the next eleven months.