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 Model of the
Cornelia
Soule
shipwreck in a bottle
The
Cornelia Soule was a 306 ton three-masted schooner. She was bound from Maine to
Philadelphia, heavily loaded with a cargo of cut granite jetty stones at the
time of her demise.
On
April 26, 1902, during a heavy sea and gale force wind, the vessel ran aground
on Rockaway Shoals. Because of the heavy sea, lifesavers could not reach the
schooner until the next morning. At that time, Captain Bennett and his entire
crew of five men were rescued and treated for exposure ailments.
Project starts
with a block of wood carved into basic hul shape.
Bow sprit is
added and masts are made.
The masts are
hinged so that they fold back to for inside the bottle.
This one is
finished and ready to be inserted into the bottle. Note the
historical photo used as a reference when building this
ship.
With all of the
masts and sails folded back the ship is slid into the
bottle.
Check out some of Capt. Berg's other shipwrecks
in bottles
Capt Berg's How to
Guide for building ships in a bottle
RC Mohawk in
a bottle
Cornelia Soule shipwreck in a
bottle
Lizzie D
shipwreck in a bottle
USS
Tarantula shipwreck in a bottle
RMS
Oregon shipwreck in a bottle
Andrea Doria shipwreck in a bottle
Custom made ships in bottles
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This book teaches Capt. Dan's
basic and the straight forward simple techniques that the
authors uses on all of his ship in a bottle models. These
basics can be enhanced and modified as model builders become
more proficient. Capt. Dan has included a showcase of ship in
bottle images from some of the best master model builders in
the world. Often the best way to improve skills and technique
is to examine the exquisite work and detail of these masters.