Constructo Wooden & Plastic Model Ship Kit Sagres 1:190 22 inches long 80571 Fadded box

The Sagres II is currently a training ship in Portugal.
It is a three-master barque built in 1937 in Germany as a training ship for the German army.
Originally it was called the Albert Leo Schalageter.
During World War II, the ship was otherwise equipped to carry out supply missions for the Baltic fleet.
After the war, the ship was re-used by the United States.
In 1961 it was handed over to Brazil, and finally, in 1962, sold to the Portuguese Navy, which bought the ship as a replacement for the Sagres, a ship launched in 1896.
The ship has a crew of 218 men, including 12 officers and 86 professional sailors.

Please note: this model has a plastic hull, to facilitate construction.

Specifications :
• Hull from one whole (plastic)
• Including fittings
• Including Dutch manual