1350 UNION USS Choctaw Waterline Proarte Paper Model

$5.75

1350 UNION USS Choctaw Waterline Proarte Paper Model

Description

Choctaw, a sidewheel steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Choctaw Indian tribe, formerly of Alabama and Mississippi, now resident in Oklahoma. She was built for the merchant service; her keel was laid down at New Albany, Indiana, in 1853. She was launched in 1856. She was purchased by the United States Army in 27 September 1862 and converted into an ironclad ram, then transferred to commissioned into the United States Navy at St. Louis, Missouri on 23 March 1863 with Lieutenant Commander Francis M. Ramsay in command.

PDF version of the publication of the publisher Pro-arte
Paper Model contains 5 Pages including:
Over 100 parts on 2 part pages.
Waterline version
2 pages of construction diagrams.
Wire parts.

Degree of Difficulty: 4/5

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