Warship (1715-17); Fourth rate; 50 guns

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of a 50-gun small two-decker (circa 1715), built entirely in frame. It has been built to show the old style of construction against the new, especially around the area of the bow and stern. The wales are solid or ‘closed’ on starboard side and ‘open’ in two strips on port side. Although the framing configuration differs markedly on port and starboard sides, it has the dimensions as laid down for the 50 gun ships of the 1706 Establishment, but the closed or solid wales would suggest a later date of 1717. An important feature of this model is that it shows the hull framed up as built as opposed to the more stylized Navy Board hull framing.

Object Details

ID: SLR0405
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Frame model
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1715-17
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 249 x 949 x 229 mm; Base: 80 x 1001 x 266 mm
Parts: Warship (1715-17); Fourth rate; 50 guns