The Model Shipyard’s De Zeven Provincien Model Ship

The Model Shipyard is the only official global designer and builder of the world renowned STEPHENS & KENAU™ range of ship models. Our models are exact replicas of the real ships on which they are based and they are museum quality and made to scale, right down to the brass fittings and sails. The De Zeven Provincien model ship is a superb replica of a Dutch Flagship.

De Zeven Provincien model ship dimensions

The De Zeven Provincien model ship comes in two dimensions: 1:60, with an overall length of 1,015mm and height of 850mm and 1:78, with an overall length of 780mm and height of 653mm. The real ship on which the De Zeven Provincien model ship is based was a three masted ship with a length of 44.7m, beam of 11.8m and draft of 4.4m, a wooden hull and an 80 gun armament. It was built by Admiraliteit van de Maze, in Delftshaven, the Netherland in 1664 and had a complement of 450 crew and/or passengers.

De Zeven Provincien model ship and the history of the real ship

In the early 1660s, the commercial rivalry between English and Dutch merchants that culminated in the Anglo-Dutch War of 1652-54 was reignited. In view of this, the Dutch undertook a major building program and the De Zeven Provincien model ship is an exact replica of the real Zeven Provincien, which was one of the largest and most impressive vessels launched.

De Zeven Provincien model ship and the real battles

At the end of Anglo-Dutch ‘Four Days' Battle’ in June 1652, the Zeven Provincien’s rigging was shot up and she was ultimately completely dismasted. During the War of the League of Augsburg on 29 May 1692 she was heavily damaged at the battle of La Hogue and returned to Rotterdam, where she was broken up two years later. A replica, basically a larger version of our De Zeven Provincien model ship, is currently under construction in the Netherlands. Contact us now for more information on our De Zeven Provincien model ship.