My Dad had a hobby shop and his partner built the USS Constitution (and many other models) from kits. They were plastic models with the stinky plastic glue and plastic paints. The one in the photo appears to be made from a wooden kit. A few years ago I visited the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola where the nutjob shot and killed several people a few days ago. Along with many original airplanes at the museum they have some great very large naval ship models on the floor including some aircraft carriers that are about 10 feet long (like this one). It's worth the trip.