Warship; 74 guns; Third rate
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. 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. A white ensign is flying from the peak of the gaff, a Union flag is hoisted from the bowsprit, and a pennant is attached to the top of the foremast. There is dark grey cotton wool on the deck close to the poop.
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