Scale: 1:100. A full hull model of the auxiliary five-masted steel barque Kobenhavn (1921), a Danish sail training ship. The model is decked, fully equipped, rigged and is complete with its original display case and plinth. Built in ‘bread and butter’ construction in the builder’s style, the hull is inscribed with the name 'Kobenhavn' on the port and starboard bows and 'Kobenhavn Kobenhavn’ on stern. It is flying the Danish flag from both the peak of the gaff and the ensign staff on the stern. The hull has the draught marks at bow and stern together with a single propeller fitted forward of the rudderpost.

The maker, Richard Bell, spent three years on research and twelve years making the model. All fittings are hand made: shroud and stay bottle screws are made in five working parts and actually do their job, a working steering gear is installed in the steering shelter on the poop deck and is complete with quadrant plates, channels and chains.

The Kobenhaven was built by Ramage and Ferguson, Leith, and was the largest sailing vessel ever built in the United Kingdom. Measuring 354 feet in length by 49 feet in the beam, it had a tonnage of 3965 gross. As a training ship, it was fitted with a diesel engine, additional navigational aids and life saving equipment. To help subsidise the high cost of sail training the Kobenhaven could carry 4900 tons of cargo in addition to fuel oil, fresh water and stores. The crew comprised of the master, four mates, a doctor, two engineers, three cooks, tow boatswains, carpenter, sailmaker, wireless operator and 60 apprentices. Unfortunately, the Kobenhaven’s successful career came to an abrupt and tragic end. It was lost in the South Atlantic or Southern Indian Ocean with all hands between December 1928 and January 1929, whilst on passage from Buenos Aires to Australia.