A fantastically detailed 1/700 scale model of a Bucentaure Class - French 80 gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
8 Ships were built to this class and each may be represented by this model.
The Bucentaure class was a class of 80-gun French ships of the line built to a design by Jacques-Noël Sané from 1802 onwards, of which at least 29 were ordered but only 21 ships were launched. They were a development from his earlier Tonnant class.
As built, the first two ships of this class carried the same 80-gun armament as their predecessors of the Tonnant class - thirty 36-livre guns on the lower deck, thirty-two 24-livre guns on the upper deck, and eighteen 12-livre guns plus six 36-livre obusiers (howitzers) on the spar deck above (the French livre was about 8% greater than the British pound weight, so that 12 livres almost equaled 13 British pounds, and the 36-livre round equated to 38lbs 13.6oz).
Under the 1806 règlement, the spar deck ordnance was altered to fourteen 12-livre guns plus ten 36-livre carronades. Subsequently, additional 36-livre carronades were carried by most later ships of the class, raising them to 86-gun ships (with variations in actual numbers).
This is a resin 3d print from the fantastic Henry Turner range of miniatures, fantastically detailed, printed on state of the art 12K resolution printers ensuring a beautiful crisp detailed model.
Please note that if you choose the option for Hull,Masts and Sails, the Spanker and Staysails will be angled left by default. If you would like them angled to the right please message me when making your purchase.
Skillball's Minatures are delighted to be licensed printers of the Turner Miniatures range.