Smallest ship-in-a-bottle

Arthur V. Pedlar of Southport, Lancashire constructed the smallest ship-in-a-bottle in a medical phial (1 cc)  2.38 cm (0.9375 in) long, 0.9 cm (0.3543 in) wide, with a neck of 0.2 cm (0.0787 in) in 1956. The ship built was a galleon with three masts, five sails, and three flags. The ship was inserted into the bottle in 28 pieces each placed in position with a piece of fuse wire glued to a matchstick. The sea is sealing wax pulled into thin strands and melted by holding the bottle over a meths flame. The rigging is horse hair. The hull of the galleon is made of cork. A lighthouse was also placed inside the bottle.