HMS Favourite

Figurehead of HMS 'Favourite', comprising a female figure in a high-waisted dress and necklace, with a rose in her hair. The ship was an 18-gun sloop bult at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1829. She became a coal hulk in 1859 and was sold at Devonport in 1905. She was listed as 'Favorite', 1836–56, and as a coal hulk was also known as 'C.3' and 'C.77'.

Object Details

ID: FHD0075
Collection: Figureheads
Type: Figurehead
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Favourite 1829 (HMS)
Date made: 1829
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1219 mm x 508 mm x 460 mm x 68 kg