The Model Shipyard’s Constitution USS Model Ship

At the Model Shipyard, we are proud of our superb range of world renowned STEPHENS & KENAU™ model ships, which are replicas of the real ships on which they are based. Our model ships are museum quality and made to scale, right down to the brass fittings and sails. The Constitution USS model ship is one of these beautiful replicas and a dream ship for ardent boating enthusiasts.

Our Constitution USS model ship dimensions

Our Constitution USS model ship comes in two dimensions: 1:78, with an overall length of 1,160mm and height of 800mm and 1:96, with an overall length of 980mm and height of 780mm.

The Constitution USS model ship – birth of the real ship

The real ship on which our Constitution USS model ship is based was built in Boston from local timbers and armed with cannons cast in Rhode Island and copper fastenings provided by Paul Revere. Her mission was to defend the young American nation, making her as old the historic document for which she was named by George Washington and Congress. Launched in Boston on 21 October 1797 and first put to sea in 1798, she has remained part of the U.S. Navy since that day.

The Constitution USS model ship – travels of the real ship

This history of the real ship on which our Constitution USS model ship is based is an illustrious one. From her first mission in the late 1790s guarding American commerce in the Caribbean, to protecting American ships in the Mediterranean and numerous battles thereafter, she proved her seafaring mettle. After two Mediterranean cruises she was reported unseaworthy and condemned to be broken up in 1830, but was instead bought to Newport, Rhode Island during the Civil War to serve as a training ship for Naval Academy midshipmen. In recognition of her centennial, she was brought back to Boston in 1897, refitted for display and, in 1905, became a national monument, making her the oldest commissioned warship still afloat in the world. Contact us now for more information on our Constitution USS ship.