{"product_id":"essex-1-100-orel-369","title":"Essex 1:100 Orel (369)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssex Whaling Ship 1799 – 1:100 Card Model Kit – Orel 369\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScale - \u003cstrong\u003e1:200\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModel Sheets - \u003cstrong\u003eA4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssembly Instruction Language - \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish, Polish, Russian, German\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild a detailed scale replica of the legendary American whaling ship \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with this impressive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:100 scale card model kit from Orel (No. 369)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt from white oak in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1799 in the United States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Essex was a three-masted whaling ship measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e87 ft (26.5 m)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in length, with a displacement of around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e239 tons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a crew of 20 men.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ship became famous following the dramatic events of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e20 November 1820\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. While operating in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 2,000 miles (3,200 km) west of South America, Essex encountered a large male sperm whale estimated to be around 85 ft long. The whale repeatedly rammed the vessel, causing catastrophic damage that ultimately resulted in the ship sinking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe surviving crew escaped in small whaleboats and began an extraordinary struggle for survival across the Pacific. Only eight members of the crew eventually survived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1821, Essex First Mate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwen Chase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e published an account of the disaster, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNarrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The story later became one of the important inspirations for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHerman Melville's Moby-Dick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published in 1851.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrel's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssex 1:100 card model kit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is supplied across \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 A4 sheets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and offers a high level of detail. 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