Belem

The Belem is one of the most well known three masted French ships, one of the most elegant and well kept of its period. Built with steel by the shipyard of Dubigeon in Chantenay in 1896, for use in the cocoa trade. In 1913, the Duke of Westminster bought her for use as a yacht. In 1923, she was sold to Sir A.E. Guinness, who renamed her Fantome II. After many years of successful navigation, she was purchased in January 1980 by the Paris based "Fondation Belem".

Pre Assembled, Handcrafted Wood Model.

Models are shipped with the sails unassembled. Step-by-step instructions are included. All rigging, lines and stays have brass hooks attached, which easily hook into eyelets on mast, boom, sprit or deck. Assembly takes less than 20 minutes.

ABOUT SHIP MODEL

The ship model made by hand from a variety of high quality woods. The ship model is constructed by skilled craftspeople using plank on frame construction methods, then finished and detailed to the exacting standards you see here.

31"L 26"H