Half block model
Scale: Unknown. A contemporary half block model of an unidentified semi-ram bow steam vessel. The hull is carved from a single piece of mahogany, which together with the backboard, have been lightly stained and vanished. It has an almost flat sheer with a ram bow and cruiser stern. There is a skeg supporting the propeller shaft for a single screw whilst the remainder of the sternframe is missing.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0211 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | Late 19th century |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 69 x 554 x 51 mm; Backboard: 138 x 580 x 15 mm |