HMS Eagle; Aircraft carrier

Scale 1/1250. A waterline model of the HMS Eagle(1918). It is realistically painted and depicts the vessel c.1940. It is made from a metal alloy which has been cast in a mould and is hollow on the underside of the hull. There are maker’s marks and insignia and the model number, the name or warship class, either cast in, scratched in or written on a paper label on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA8282
Type: Waterline model; Miniature model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Neptun
Places: Devon; Southampton
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: HMS Eagle; Aircraft carrier