BB605 Billing Boats – St Roch

In 1940, the St. Roch set out from Vancouver on a secret mission through the Northwest passage. On this voyage, the St. Roch combined its normal supply mission with a deliberate assertion of Canadian sovereignty over the Arctic. Due to heavy ice conditions, the ship spent two winters frozen in Arctic waters, finally reaching Halifax on October 11, 1942. The voyage claimed the life of one crew member. The St. Roch was the first ship to complete the voyage through the Northwest Passage from Pacific to Atlantic.

In the summer of 1944, it became the first ship to traverse the Arctic in both directions when it crossed the Northwest Passage again, this time from Halifax to Vancouver. The St. Roch was built in 1928 by the Burrard Dry Dock Company in North Vancouver.

Features

Lasercut Wooden Artic Patrol Boat Kit
Ideal kit for Beginners who have built a model ship before
Parts in Wood, Brass and Aluminium
ABS Hull
Illustrated Step by Step Instructions and Plans
Designed for Remote Control Operation
Designed in Demark

Safety Notice: Warning! This product is not suitable for children under 36 months, it contains small parts with sharp edges which can present a choking hazard.

Specs

Series: Advanced Beginner
Height: 32.50
Length: 47.00
Width: 11.00
Scale: 1:72

Model: BB605
Shipping Weight: 1.5kgs
Manufactured by: Billings Boats

Advanced Beginner

These models are suited to modellers who have tried to building model ships before, even plastic model ships. These models also feature simple construction and easy assembly; however they will introduce the modeler to a number of challenges along the way.

About Billing Boats

Billings Boats have been in business since the early ‘50’s. The company was started by Mr Ejnar (Ed) Billing, a former WWII RAF pilot, working as an Architect in the town of Esbjerg in Demark. Ejnar Billing developed boat kits that were constructed in the same way that you would build a real ship. And the “plank on frame” concept, pioneered by Billing, is now used by all model boat manufacturers around the world today. Over time ABS plastic hulls were introduced to the range for modelers who wished to use their models with Radio Control (R/C).

Today the Billing Boat company is known as the first and finest manufacturer of model boats, producing some of the finest model boats in the world, using the latest technology and Danish craftsmanship and know how.