USS BEAR COAST GUARD CUTTER
FULLY BUILT AND READY TO DISPLAY MUSEUM QUALITY SHIP MODEL
- LARGE MUSEUM QUALITY MODEL
- Dimension Approx.: 39″ L x 4″ W x 10″ H
- The model is already built, NOT a model ship kit
- Handcrafted from scratch using finest woods & metal fittings
- Sails in unfurled unopened position
- Freight shipping. Please contact us with any questions.
USS Bear Coast Guard Cutter was a dual steam-powered and sailing ship built with six-inch (15.2 cm)-thick sides which had a long life in various cold-water and ice-filled environs. She was a forerunner of modern icebreakers and had a diverse service life. According to the United States Coast Guard official website, USS Bear Coast Guard Cutter is described as “probably the most famous ship in the history of the Coast Guard.”
Built in Scotland in 1874 as a steamer for sealing, she was owned and operated out of Newfoundland for ten years. In the mid-1880s, she took part in the search for the Greely Expedition. Captained by Michael Healy of the United States Revenue Cutter Service (later part of the U.S. Coast Guard), she worked the 20,000-mile coastline of Alaska. She later assisted with relief efforts after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Her services also included the second expedition of Admiral Richard E. Byrd to Antarctica, and again to the southernmost continent in 1941 to evacuate Americans at the beginning of World War II. She later served in patrol duty off the coast of Greenland for the United States Navy. Between some of these missions, she was a museum ship along with others in Oakland, California and starred in the 1930 film version of Jack London’s The Sea-Wolf.
After World War II, the USS Bear Coast Guard Cutter was returned to use again as a sealing vessel. Finally, in 1963, 89 years after she had been built, while being towed to a stationary assignment as a floating restaurant in Philadelphia, Bear foundered and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean about 100 miles (160 km) east of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia.
This is high-quality, fully assembled exclusive edition of the famous USS BEAR. The model is 100% hand built from scratch using “plank on frame” construction method. Our master craftsmen have spent more than 150 hours to finish it. One bold feature that makes this model standout is the art of wood use. Rosewood, mahogany, teak and other exotic woods are carefully selected to accent each part of the model. This replicas magnificent details include metal anchors and cannons, authentic crows nest, advanced intricate rigging, rolled sails, wood inlay hull, inlay deck, an ornate stern and many more. Comes on a wood base, with metal nameplate.
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