Warship

Scale: Unknown. A model of a 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 with damage sustained in the battle. The ship is three masted, only the lower masts of the foremast and mainmast are intact with standing rigging and the mizzen mast has been broken off just above the deck. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the two gun decks. The depicted vessel appears to be on fire and is engulfed in smoke with debris and collapsed rigging both on the deck and surrounding the hull.

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.43
Type: Scenic model; Waterline model; Rigged model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: William Haines, William
Date made: Before 1858
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 220 mm x 155 mm x 290 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)