Warship; Frigate; Amazon class; Fifth rate; 32 guns

Scale 1:32. Built at this slightly larger and unusual scale, the model is a fine example of the Georgian style of modelling, with a fully planked hull and partially planked decks. The hull is constructed 'bread-and-butter’ fashion, of wooden planks glued together horizontally and then shaped externally to fit templates taken from the building plans. The wooden core is then gouged out internally to produce a shell of about an inch thick, over which the planking, deck beams and decoration are applied.
The model has been made to a high standard of workmanship and includes some fittings not always shown, such as the compass binnacle just forward of the wheel, shot racks between the guns, the hammock-netting stanchions and swivel guns on the ship's side.

Object Details

ID: SLR0315
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Amazon (1773)
Date made: circa 1780
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Green of Blackwall Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 390 x 1420 x 370 mm; Base: 70 x 1565 x 522 mm