Le Pour Quoi Pas? Ship Kit (Constructo)

Description

Le Pour Quoi Pas? Ship Kit by Connstructo
The son of the professor and researcher Charcot was so keen on becoming a sailor that whenever his father tried to talk him out of it, he would reply “Marin, pourquoi-pas?” (A sailor, why not?). Eventually this was to be the name he gave o his ocean research ship. In 1934, Charcot and the Pourquoi-Pas ? set up an ethnographic mission in Greenland headed by Paul-Émile Victor, who spent a year in Angmagssalik living amid the Eskimo population.
In 1935, Charcot and the Pourquoi-Pas ? returned there to look for Victor and his three companions (Gessain, Pérez et Matter) and began the mapping of these regions. On 16 September that year, the ship managed to reach a small port to escape a cyclone which ravaged the coasts of Iceland. In September 1936, returning from the mission to Greenland to deliver scientific material to Victor's mission (which had just traversed the ice sheets in 50 days) and after carrying out a survey mission, the Pourquoi-Pas ? stopped at Reykjavík to re-provision with fuel on 13 September.
They set out for Saint-Malo two days later, on 15 September, but on 16 September the ship was caught in a violent cyclonic storm and lost on the reefs of Álftanes at Mýrar. 23 of the crew were lost in the wreck and 17 survivors died before rescue came, leaving only one survivor, Eugène Gonidec, master steersman. Jean-Baptiste Charcot was one of the dead, aged 69. Pourquoi Pas Point and Pourquoi Pas Island were later named after it
This kit features pre-cut pieces are set in wood and brass turning, with castings and brass engraving for a detailed, museum quality finish. Presented in a luxurious box with all components sorted and ordered for easy localization. Assembly instruction book in 7 languages: Spanish, English, French, German, Dutch, Italian and Portuguese.
At Ages of Sail, the model kits we carry are always of the highest quality available, with precision-cut parts and ornamentation made from the finest materials for an authentic look. While this kit comes with detailed instructions, the Le Pour Quoi Pas? is best for intermediate builders!
Scale: 1:80
Length: 21.5 inches
Height: 18.7 inches
Width: 8.26 inches