HMS Beagle Model Ship Kit Darwin’s Brig – Mamoli (MV20)

The HMS Beagle Darwin’s Brig Model Ship Kit is manufactured by Mamoli Model Ship Kits & Mamoli Model Boat Kits. Mamoli focuses on historical accuracy and fidelity of scale. Mamoli wooden model ship kits offer a large variety of subject matter to please almost everyone. The materials used in their wooden model ship kits are always first class and the plans are highly detailed.

History of the HMS Beagle

The HMS BEAGLE – Darwin’s Brig was built around 1817 as a barque. She was equipped with 8 gun and was first used as a coasting vessel. It was subsequently equipped for scientific observation which led it across the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans to the most distant lands. A mizzen-mast was added, so that the ship could be more easily steered along the coral-reefs of the Pacific islands, thus transforming Beagle into a barque. Because of the peaceful aims of the expeditions the guns were removed. On the 27th December 1831 Beagle sailed from Plymouth, England for a long exploration voyage with one of the most famous scientist on board, Charles Darwin who, through various experiences and acute observations gathered during the voyage elaborated his famous theory of evolution.