by Gagik Nalbandyan
1/50 Derfflinger (Scratchbuilt)
By the end of the 17th century the fluyt DERFFLINGER belonged to the fleet of Kurfuerstentum Brandenburg. In the "triangle trade" of that time she transported rum and other stuff to Africa, to buy slaves, who were then exchanged in the West Indies for sugar, which was then brought to Europe. Later she and other Brandenburg ships were used in the War of the Spanish Succession. Fleit Derfflinger was built in 1675 for the Elector of Germany Friedrich Wilhelm. The ship was named in honour of cavalry general Georg von Derfflinger, who 1675 won a Brandenburg victory in the battle of Fehrbellin against the Swedish. He is depicted on the stern of the ship. The flag at the stern shows the Kurbrandenburg red eagle with hat, scepter, sword and breast shield. This model was implemented on a scale of 1:50. The length from the stern to the end of the bowsprit is 850mm, the width is 132mm, and the height from keel to mainmast is 740mm. The materials used: oak, nut wood, pear-tree, moralfindo, boxwood, mahogany. The rigging is made of flax cotton. Metallic parts: bronze, brass The model consists of 7500 elements
