Equipment model; Dan buoy

Scale: Unknown. A contemporary model of a dan buoy made of seven cork rings of ascending size, held in place by a cord lashing on a central wooden pole, the whole painted black (now rubbed).

Object Details

ID: ZBA4131
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Dan buoy
Display location: Not on display
Places: Devon; Southampton
Date made: Early 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: length of central pole overall, 690 mm