Warship; 74 guns; Third Rate

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. The ship is three masted, ship rigged and with set sails. Dark grey smoke is billowing from a gun port at the port bow. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the two gun decks. The decks are painted white with black deck fittings. There is a white ensign flying from the peak of the gaff, a pennant flying from the top of the foremast and a Union flag flying from the bowsprit.

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.45
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: 260 mm x 165 mm x 360 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)