Billing Boats Mercantic Cargo Vessel Model Boat Kit BB424

M/S Mercantic (build no. 84) was built in 1964 by H. C. Christensens Staalskibsværft, Marstal, Denmark, ordered by Per Henriksen and was the Mercandia shipping lines first ship. LOA 48,01m, Beam 9,10 Draft 3,33 m. Brt. 299 Nrt. 200 Tdw 625. Call signal OZHA. Main engine B&W/Alpha 405-24VO. HK: 425 bhk. KW: 313. Speed 10 knots. M/S Mercantic was a traditional freighter and her kind was very common in the 1960’s up to the 1990’s. M/S Mercantic was sold and renamed several times. In 2004 she was sold to Wade Group, Portsmouth, Dominican republic and renamed to “Love Divine”. Run aground on August 22th 2012, west indies and declared CTL.

Scale 1:50
Length 96cm
Beam 18cm
Height: 36cm

The Billing Boats kit of the Mercantic features: plank on frame construction, laser cut plywood keel and frame components, wooden superstructure and decks, hull and deck fittings in wood, brass and/or plastic, rigging cord in various sizes, Propshaft, rudder and propeller. Includes Full size plan sheets and an instruction manual with English Text.

Billing Boats Level: Experienced