Octavia
Scale: Unknown. A contemporary half block model of the cutter-rigged 19 metre class racing yacht Octavia (1911). The hull is carved from a solid block of wood(?) and is painted black below the waterline with creamy white topsides above to the level of the gunwale. It has a very pronounced sheer with a curved bow running smoothly aft to the ballast keel. The sternpost is raked aft and is fitted with a half elliptical-shaped rudder, above which is a long, narrow and tapering counter stern. The whole model is mounted on a rectangular-shaped mahogany backboard with moulded edge on which is inscribed "Octavia 19 metre class designed by A Mylne 1911. Dimensions 62' 2" LWL x 17' 2" x 11' 9" Draught".
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0269 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Octavia 1911 |
Date made: | Circa 1911 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 194 x 903 x 80 mm; Backboard: 300 x 1075 x 19 mm |