Description Artesania Latina San Juan Nepomuceno HISTORY OF NAVIO SAN JUAN DE NEPOMUCENO Set sail with the Spanish ship San Juan Nepomuceno warship featuring 74 cannons. The Nepomuceno belong to the Spanish Armada of the 18th Century. This galleon is a beautiful example of the heroism and gallantry the Spanish sailors widely demonstrated during the Battle of Trafalgar. Constructed in the shipyards of Guarnizo (Cantabria) in 1765, the San Juan Nepomuceno fulfilled different rolls until 1803 when she was placed in the control of Cosme Damián Churruca. Two years later Churruca would take part in the Battle of Trafalgar forging his legend. He was severely wounded in the battle and surrounded by up to 6 English ships. Churruca forbade his officers to surrender and ordered them to continue fighting. After the death of Churruca and his second in command and commanding officer ordered to surrender noting the hundreds of wounded and dead on board. Captured by the Royal Navy the San Juan Nepomuceno would be towed to Gibraltar and shown to visitors. CONTENTS OF THE ARTESANIA LATINA SAN JUAN DE NEPOMUCENO KIT Construct your own 1:90 scale model of the San Juan Nepomuceno the famous ship of the Spanish Armada. The its design is by means of false keel and frames about its assembly to the one of the real ship. The modeling kit contains high precision laser-cut board parts, fine woods, brass, cast metal and fabric sails. For assembly, you can follow Artesania Latina’s complete step-by-step instructions in four languages, accompanied by drawings of the completed boat, both of them on DVD format. The kit does not include printed instructions or diagrams, all of the files you will need are on the included disc or downloadable for free from Artesania Latina’s website.
