Warship; Frigate

Scale: Unknown. A model of a Royal Naval Frigate 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 . A white ensign (mostly missing) is flying from the peak of the gaff and a union flag is flying from a halliard, between the fore and main masts. The hull is painted black with a white stripe along the gun deck, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings.

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.32
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: 240 mm x 140 mm x 260 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)