Warship; 74 guns

Scale: Unknown. A model of a Royal Naval 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 the ship is shown undamaged. The ship is three masted and ship rigged on all three masts. All sails are set and studdingsails, yards and sails are set on foremast and main mast, on the port side. A white ensign is flying from the peak of the gaff, a union flag is flying from a halliard, between the fore and main masts and a pennant is flying from the top of the foremast. 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: SLR2745.31
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: 275 mm x 180 mm x 365 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)