Full hull model; Stand

Scale: 1:48. Stamd for a contemporary full hull model of a 14-gun naval schooner (1820). It is complete with a single boat rigged on davits, skylights and three hatches on the gun deck, and fully equipped anchors rigged over the bow. The hull is shown coppered below the waterline with a small half-bust figurehead mounted on the bow.

At this scale, the model depicts a vessel measuring 96 feet in length by 25 feet in the beam and is not dissimilar to the American ships captured during the War of 1812, although the rigging suggests a slightly later date. These vessels were mainly used for carrying despatches, scouting and normally were the first command of a junior officer.

Object Details

ID: SLR0697.1
Type: Full hull model; Stand
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1820
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 50 mm x 491 mm x 134 mm
Parts: 14-Gun Naval Schooner 1820 (Full hull model)
  • Full hull model; Stand (SLR0697.1)