Warship

Scale: Unknown. A model of a British warship 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 with set sails. All of the sails have shot damage and the yards on the mainmast are broken. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the two gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings.

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.13
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: 265 mm x 290 mm x 135 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)