Small craft (1742); Longboat
Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of a ship's longboat, from the Medway (1742) (SLR0328), built in the Georgian style. The model is fully planked (carved from the solid), equipped and rigged and shows a large windlass amidships which was used for laying and retrieving the mother ship's anchors. Another model, SLR0329, shows the Medway longboat unrigged and in frame.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0330 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model; Rigged model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Vessels: | Medway (1742) |
Date made: | circa 1742 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 250 x 315 x 68 mm; Base: 30 x 137 x 50 mm |