construction of such class of ships for developing the Dnepr Fleet at time of the war between Russia and Turkey in 1735—1739.
On June 19, 1736 the Senate ordered to build 500 double boats in Bryansk dockyards.
Double boats were aimed for support of the Russian military forces operating along the Dnepr and its coastal lake coast lines. In case of necessity they could transport up to fifty armed people and two regimental cannons.
The built model has the following dimensions:
Length: 300 mm
Width: 76 mm
Height: 260 mm
Scale: 1:72
This wooden kit features:
- A special hull design, that compensates the materials deformation
- The maraked bevel on frames
- A single-layered pre-cut planking
- All details are laser cut
- Detailed text, photo instruction and drawings
- Patterns and cloth for sail sewing
