HMS Formidable; Aircraft carrier

Scale 1/1250. A waterline model of the HMS Formidable. It is realistically painted and depicts the vessel either at launch or during its career. 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: ZBA8288
Type: Waterline model; Miniature model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Argonaut
Places: Devon; Southampton
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: HMS Formidable; Aircraft carrier