Recreation vessel; Yacht
Scale: Unknown. A model of a yacht made entirely in wood and painted yellow. The hull is made of a number of wood layers and the exterior is finely carved. The lower part of the bow, below the waterline has provision for rivets. The starboard side has its stations marked "0" to "8" and the waterline is also indicated. There are two rudders that can be turned independently of one another and forward of them is a pair of propeller shaft mountings. There is a single deck with a rectangular aperture forward of amidships which gives access to the area accommodating a motor (motor missing). The cavity is dirty and oil stained. There are two clear plastic tubes on the starboard side of the motor compartment., one of which is connected to an outlet in the starboard hull. There is a large circular hole on the port side hull. The single deck is made from thin sections of plywood and whose fittings include two carrying handles at the fore and aft ends and the rudder steering gear. On deck at the stern is "H".
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0295 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Camper & Nicholson Ltd |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 245 x 1800 x 342 mm |