Museum-quality scale replicas of historic ships

Denis Paraskevatos

Master Craftsman

Denis (Dionysius) Paraskevatos is a Melbourne master craftsman who has spent more than forty years building museum-quality replicas of historic ships, from an Egyptian papyrus boat and Athenian triremes to the Cutty Sark and HMS Victory. Each model begins with months of historical research and is made from thousands of hand-made parts.

His ships have been exhibited at Parliament House in Melbourne, Melbourne Town Hall, La Trobe University and Macleod College, and one of his triremes stands in the Embassy of Greece in Canberra. In 2002 he was awarded the Commonwealth Centenary Medal for service to the arts.

The Collection

  1. The Chinese Junk: Full viewNo. I

    The Chinese Junk

    1:70 · Chinese sea-going junk, described by Marco Polo in 1298
  2. The Cutty Sark: Full viewNo. II

    The Cutty Sark

    1:25 and 1:84 · British tea clipper, launched 1869
  3. The Egyptian Ra: Full viewNo. III

    The Egyptian Ra

    1:32 · Ancient Egyptian papyrus boat, around 3200 BC
  4. The Galleass: Full viewNo. IV

    The Galleass

    1:57 · Venetian, 1571
  5. The Greek Galliot: Full viewNo. V

    The Greek Galliot

    1:65 · Greek privateer, 1821–1827
  6. The Harvey: Full viewNo. VI

    The Harvey

    1:50 · Baltimore clipper, built 1847
  7. The Hekatontoros (Bireme): Full viewNo. VII

    The Hekatontoros (Bireme)

    1:24 · Ancient Greek warship, before the 6th century BC
  8. HMS Endeavour: Full viewNo. VIII

    HMS Endeavour

    1:60 · Royal Navy research ship, 1768–1771
  9. HMS Victory: Full viewNo. IX

    HMS Victory

    1:98 · First-rate ship of the line, launched 1765
  10. Juan Sebastián Elcano: Full viewNo. X

    Juan Sebastián Elcano

    1:110 · Spanish Navy training ship, built 1927
  11. King of Mississippi: Full viewNo. XI

    King of Mississippi

    1:50 · Mississippi River steamboat, 19th century
  12. Le Renard: Full viewNo. XII

    Le Renard

    1:50 · French privateer cutter, 1812
  13. La Pinta: Full viewNo. XIII

    La Pinta

    1:27 · Spanish caravel, 1492
  14. The Schooner Dove: Full viewNo. XIV

    The Schooner Dove

    1:30 · Pinky schooner, 1875
  15. The Shipyard: Full viewNo. XV

    The Shipyard

    Mediterranean shipyard, 19th century
  16. The Athenian Trireme: Full viewNo. XVI

    The Athenian Trireme

    1:36 · Athenian warship, 5th century BC
  17. The Vasa: Full viewNo. XVII

    The Vasa

    1:60 · Swedish warship, 1626–1628
  18. The Penteris (Work in Progress): Rigged with sails July 2021No. XVIII

    The Penteris (Work in Progress)

    Ancient Greek warship (work in progress)
About Denis Paraskevatos: Denis at home among his ships

About Denis Paraskevatos

Denis (Dionysius) Paraskevatos is a marine engineer and master craftsman of museum-quality replica ships. He has been building them for more than forty years.Read his story →