Recreation vessel; Yacht

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of a yacht circa 1770, built plank on frame. The model is decked, equipped and fully rigged with the original (restored with nylon gauze) sails. Measuring approximately 38 feet in length by 16 feet in the beam it was 30 tons burden. It has not been possible to identify this extremely rare model but it has long been thought to represent a private British yacht used for leisure sailing

Object Details

ID: SLR0243
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails set
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1770
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 331 x 449 x 109 mm; Base: 54 x 361 x 152 mm