HMS Blackpool (1958); Warship; Frigate, Whitby class

Scale: 1:1200. A waterline model of HMS Blackpool, a Whitby class frigate made from die-cast metal with a black plastic radar mast fitted into a slot. The hull and upperworks are painted blue-grey and the funnel top and deck equipment black gloss. There is one twin turret forward, and one twin turret aft, both of which are moveable and riveted through the deck. Inscription on underside reads: "HMS Blackpool M.793".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1456
Collection: Ship models
Type: Waterline model; Miniature model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Tri-ang
Places: Devon; Southampton
Vessels: Blackpool (1957)
Date made: 1959-1965
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Robin Blake Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 95 x 12 x 22 mm