San Rafael Childrens Model Ship Kit – Mini Mamoli (MM17)

The San Rafael Childrens Model Ship Kit is manufactured by Mini Mamoli. Mini Mamoli model ship kits feature solid hulls that are pre-carved and perfectly shaped. They are well detailed, with fine grained wood dowels for the masts and spars and individual planking strips for the decks. Scaled fittings include metal parts, cotton rigging and silk-screened flags. One to one plans and simple instructions make these an easy 15 to 20 hour kit.

This Wooden model kit comes with a pre-carved hull.

History of the San Rafael

This ship was a typical ‘redonda’ caravel with two masts of square sails and one lateen sail. It had a light hull with low immersion, which gave this ship an excellent handling in rough seas. Other ships of this period were heavier and less manageable. The San Rafael took part in the African coasts expedition of the Portuguese explorer, Alfonso Goncalvez.