Warship; 74 guns
Scale: Unknown. A model of a Spanish 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 21 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. Dark grey smoke is shown billowing from the deck and starboard gun ports. A Spanish flag is flying from the peak of the gaff, and a pennant is flying from the top of the main mast. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings.
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