Description of Model
This model of an 1824 U.S. revenue cutter was built from a kit by Martin Jelsema. It is a plank-on-bulwark model consisting of several types of wood, cast fixtures, cord and wire.
History of the ship
The model represents a class of square-sail schooner used by the U.S. Revenue Service (later the U.S. Coast Guard) in the early 19th Century. They were fast, designed to confront smugglers and slave ships in our coastal waters.
Scale: 1-50
17” x 16”