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| BLUENOSE II SHIP MODEL HOME DECOR GIFTS AND NAUTICAL COLLECTIBLES Bluenose II Ship Models, Old World Home Decor, Sculptures, Figurines Gifts and Collectibles. |
| The Old Gift Shop Bluenose II Ship Model Old World Nautical Gifts and Home Decor Collectibles |
BLUENOSE II SHIP MODEL 83 INCHES
The schooner Bluenose ship model has a very special place in the history of
navigation and yachting. Built to fish off the Newfoundland coast, the ship soon
turned out to be such a fast sailer that she won all the great classical regattas along
the Eastern coast of the United States.
The Bluenose was built in Nova Scotia in 1921, and shipwrecked near Haiti in 1946.
In 1960, Lunenburg's Smith & Rhuland Shipyard built a replica of the H.M.S. Bounty,
for use in the M.G.M. movie Mutiny on the Bounty. As Nova Scotians watched this
ship take shape, they dreamed once again of Bluenose. Around the same time, the
brewing firm of Oland and Sons was planning to build a replica of a Nova Scotia
fishing schooner to help promote their new product, Schooner Beer. So it was that
Bluenose II was born. She was built from the original plans in the original shipyard
by some of the same craftsmen who had given Bluenose her magic. The keel was
laid on February 27, 1963, and she was launched in Lunenburg on July 24 of the
same year. Bluenose II would not be allowed to race.
It was decided at the outset that she would never jeopardize the reputation of the
original Bluenose. However, ships will occasionally test her speed by assuming the
same course when she is seen passing; like her namesake, she moves like the wind.
In 1971, the Oland family sold Bluenose II to the province of Nova Scotia for the
amount of one dollar. She has become the province's most recognized symbol and
one of her greatest treasures, and has served as an ambassador for both the
province and country at many international events and ports - a role in which she
continues today.
This ship model was built according to scale of the original ship. This item requires
some minor assembly. Dimensions: 83 (long) x 82 (tall) x 15 (wide).
The schooner Bluenose ship model has a very special place in the history of
navigation and yachting. Built to fish off the Newfoundland coast, the ship soon
turned out to be such a fast sailer that she won all the great classical regattas along
the Eastern coast of the United States.
The Bluenose was built in Nova Scotia in 1921, and shipwrecked near Haiti in 1946.
In 1960, Lunenburg's Smith & Rhuland Shipyard built a replica of the H.M.S. Bounty,
for use in the M.G.M. movie Mutiny on the Bounty. As Nova Scotians watched this
ship take shape, they dreamed once again of Bluenose. Around the same time, the
brewing firm of Oland and Sons was planning to build a replica of a Nova Scotia
fishing schooner to help promote their new product, Schooner Beer. So it was that
Bluenose II was born. She was built from the original plans in the original shipyard
by some of the same craftsmen who had given Bluenose her magic. The keel was
laid on February 27, 1963, and she was launched in Lunenburg on July 24 of the
same year. Bluenose II would not be allowed to race.
It was decided at the outset that she would never jeopardize the reputation of the
original Bluenose. However, ships will occasionally test her speed by assuming the
same course when she is seen passing; like her namesake, she moves like the wind.
In 1971, the Oland family sold Bluenose II to the province of Nova Scotia for the
amount of one dollar. She has become the province's most recognized symbol and
one of her greatest treasures, and has served as an ambassador for both the
province and country at many international events and ports - a role in which she
continues today.
This ship model was built according to scale of the original ship. This item requires
some minor assembly. Dimensions: 83 (long) x 82 (tall) x 15 (wide).
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