CSS ALABAMA MODEL SHIP W/O SAIL | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Ship Models
Specification of CSS ALABAMA MODEL SHIP W/O SAIL Dimension (inch) 31.5L x 9.5W x 23.5H Inches Brand name Old Modern Handicrafts Materials western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany + metal Model number T292 The history of CSS ALABAMA MODEL SHIP W/O SAIL Flashback to 1862, this vintage and classic CSS Alabama tall ship model remind you of when she was built in for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool, England by John Laird Sons and Company. Bringing the history vibe home with our historical gunboat, longboat and battle ship model collections. In 1862, John Laird Sons and Company of Liverpool, England built the screw sloop-of-war CSS Alabama for the Confederate States of America. Launched as Enrica, the vessel was fitted out as a cruiser and commissioned as CSS Alabama on 24 August 1862. Under Captain Raphael Semmes, Alabama spent the next two months capturing and burning ships in the North Atlantic and intercepting American gr