Warship; 74 guns

Scale: Unknown. A model of a French 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 the damage to the ship sustained in the action. The ship is three masted and ship rigged on all three masts. All the sails show shot damage. Part of the jib boom is missing and its rigging is damaged. Dark grey smoke is shown billowing from the deck in two places. The remains of a French Tricolors is flying from the peak of the gaff. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings.

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.22
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: 270 mm x 165 mm x 295 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)