MODEL SHIPS

History of the HMS Endurance ship

In the race to conquer the South Pole, three names shone with their own light: Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen.

The Endurance was launched on December 17, 1912 under the name "Polaris". Originally rigged as a frigate, she was converted into a three-masted brigantine and in 1914 took part in the famous "Imperial Transantarctic Expedition" to cross the Antarctic under the command of Sir Ernest Shackleton.

After the shipwreck of August 19, 1915, they were trapped in the ice of the Weddell Sea. For 522 days they endured winds of up to 300 km/h and temperatures of 40 degrees below zero.

Shackleton, together with a few men aboard the boat "James Caird", made one of the most memorable and heroic voyages in the history of navigation. Together with his entire crew, they achieved the most important feat of all...survival.

The expedition is remembered as an epic story of overcoming, heroism and survival.

History of the HMS Beagle ship

The HMS Beagle was one of the most famous ships of its time for various reasons. The most famous of all was undoubtedly its naturalist research journey, captained by Commander Robert FitzRoy, with the young Darwin on board.

Launched on the River Thames on May 11, 1820, it was built by the Woolwich shipyards. In July of the same year, as part of the celebrations for the coronation of King George IV, it was the first ship to sail under the new London Bridge.

In total, the HMS Beagle made 3 great voyages. It was not until its second voyage that Darwin embarked. Out of the nearly five years of this second expedition, Darwin spent three years and three months on land and eighteen months at sea.

Christopher Columbus' Santa María Model

The Santa María ship is central to the history of Christopher Columbus' voyages. It was one of the three ships of Christopher Columbus. The three, La Pinta, La Niña, and the Santa María ships. The Santa María was the largest of the three vessels and played a key role during the 1492 voyage that culminated in the discovery of the New World. In August 1492, this Santa María ship, and Columbus, departed from Spain to arrive in America in October of the same year.

The importance of the Santa María ship lies in its role in this historic voyage that opened the doors to the exploration and colonization of America, changing the course of world history. The Santa María ship of Christopher Columbus is remembered not only for its journey but also for the legacy it left in expanding the geographical and cultural boundaries of the time.