Thunder (1938); Recreation vessel; Dinghy; International 14

Scale: 1:12. A half block model of the racing Thunder (1938), a racing dinghy made entirely of softwood in bread and butter fashion. The hull consists of three vertical planks of wood glued together. The hull shape consists of a straight and upright stem with a curved and rockered keel tapering down at its deepest part below where the mast would be situated, it then tapers upwards in a shallow and flat line towards a vertical and flat transom. The model has been varnished.

Object Details

ID: SLR0280
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Thunder 1938
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 58 x 356 x 60 mm