Completed in December 1850 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in the United States.
She was immediately assigned to the East India Squadron and took part in Perry's 1853 expedition to Japan.
The Susquehanna was the largest of the four ships in the fleet, with a displacement of 3,824 tons (19 times the size of a senkoku-sen ship at the time) and a draft of 76.2 meters.
It was a triple-barque frigate with wooden paddlewheels.
It was equipped with three 10-inch and six 8-inch shell guns.
The paddlewheels had a diameter of approximately 10 meters, and a sea speed of 8 knots (estimated).
It had a crew of 300.
The kit is 1/120 scale, and the hull has a keel-frame box structure, making it an authentic wooden sailing ship model that is easy to assemble accurately.
With materials provided and supervised by the "Ship Science Museum," this realistic reproduction closely resembles the actual ship.
The complex rope tensioning process is clearly explained in the color assembly instructions.
Precision laser machining ensures high-precision positioning and shape reproduction.
The paddlewheel can be electrically rotated by attaching a Tamiya gearbox (4-speed worm gearbox HE motor), achieving the scale appearance of a paddle steamer dock.
This product is a wooden model that requires assembly.
Assembly and painting require additional adhesives, tools, paints, etc.
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Finished size: Overall width 862mm, Overall width 240mm, Overall height 524mm
Unpainted wooden assembly kit made primarily of wood. Additional adhesives, tools, paints, etc. are required.
Estimated build time: 190 hours
Materials: Natural woods such as cypress and magnolia, metal (soft metal etching)
This authentic wooden sailing ship model features a keel-frame box structure that allows for precise assembly.
