Orford (1698); Warship; Third rate; 70 guns

Scale 1:48. A contemporary full hull block model of the ‘Orford’ (circa 1698), a 70-gun two-decker third rate ship. The model is painted showing the upper and lower wales in black, the bulwark screens are a dark blue with a buff beading leading from the waist towards the stern. The only decoration on the model appears on the stern and quarter galleries which have been painted onto what looks like a layer of card and applied to the hull. The figurehead has been represented by a flat wooden outline while the headrails of the bow have been omitted for clarity to allow for inspection of the hull and shape of the bow. The model is mounted on an original wooden baseboard supported by two keel blocks at bow and stern, and brass rods amidships.

It is likely that this model was made for the rebuilt of the 'Orford' in 1713.

Object Details

ID: SLR0383
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model: Block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Orford 1698
Date made: Circa 1698; 1706
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 307 x 1105 x 259 mm; Base: 88 x 1145 x 274 mm
Parts: Orford (1698); Warship; Third rate; 70 guns