Model boat kit

HM Gunboat William 1795

Kit by Caldercraft

William was bought by the Royal Navy in 1795 and fitted at Plymouth as a hoy rigged gunboat for anti-invasion duty, often rowed, with a 24 pounder on a rotating mount.

The kit is 1:32 scale with a double plank on bulkhead hull planked in lime and walnut, maple strip decking and birch dowel masts.

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