Indomptable; Warship; 80 guns

Scale: Unknown. A model of the French warship Indomptable made in plaster with wood, metal, paper, and cotton fittings which has been realistically painted. The model depicts the vessel at 1.40pm on 21st October 1805 at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar and shows damage to the ship. The ship is three masted, ship rigged, and sails are set on all masts. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings. On a paper label applied to the deck: "1". The model is flying a French tricolour from the peak of the gaff.

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.1
Type: Scenic model; Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set
Display location: Not on display
Creator: William Haines, William
Date made: Before 1858
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 305 mm x 330 mm x 190 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)