Thunderer; Warship; 74 guns

Scale: Unknown. A model of the British warship Thunderer 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. The model is undamaged The ship is three masted, ship rigged with set sails. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the two gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings. Studdingsails have been set on the starboard side of the fore and mainmast yards. A white ensign is flying from the peak of the gaff and a pennant is flying from the top of the foremast. On a paper label: "10".

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.14
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 330 mm x 160 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)