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).
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA4131 |
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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 |