Victoria & Albert (III) (1899); Royal/ceremonial vessel; Yacht

Scale 1:48. A contemporary half block model of the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert III (1899). The hull is built in 'bread and butter' fashion and is painted bronze/brown colour below the waterline with black topsides above. It is complete with a clipper-shaped bow decorated with a figurehead of a shield and supported by trailboards and a bilge keel amidships. The are two rows of portholes, the lower deck are circular with the upper deck square with carved and gilded ropework decoration above and below. There is a rounded counter stern below which is a single rounded rudder(modern replacement) mounted to an angled skeg. On deck is a large deckhouse with three skylights and two stump masts, a pair of truncated funnels with ventilator cowlings painted a light yellow, a bridge superstructure and a foredeck complete with an anchor davit. The whole model is mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard painted a creamy white and surrounded with a stained and varnished wooden edge.

Object Details

ID: SLR0244
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Victoria and Albert (1899)
Date made: Circa 1899
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 395 x 2775 x 153 mm; Backboard: 414 x 2843 x 20 mm
Parts: Victoria & Albert (III) (1899); Royal/ceremonial vessel; Yacht