Warship (1715); Sixth rate; Sloop; 20 guns
Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of a 20-gun sixth-rate sloop (circa 1715), built in the Georgian style. The model is decked, equipped and mounted on a modern wooden display board. The model agrees closely with the sloops built between 1711 and 1715, which measured 97 feet along the gun deck by 26 feet in the beam and an approximate tonnage of 280 burden.
Unlike later sloops, this model is not fitted with oar ports and is unusual in that it is built with a divided concave bulkhead in the bows. The normal design at this time was the square bulkhead or possibly the rounded one, which was shortly to be introduced for small vessels such as sloops. An interesting feature of this model is the clearly visible grain along the waterline around the bows, which shows that the lower hull has been carved from a solid piece of wood.
Unlike later sloops, this model is not fitted with oar ports and is unusual in that it is built with a divided concave bulkhead in the bows. The normal design at this time was the square bulkhead or possibly the rounded one, which was shortly to be introduced for small vessels such as sloops. An interesting feature of this model is the clearly visible grain along the waterline around the bows, which shows that the lower hull has been carved from a solid piece of wood.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0406 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model; Block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | circa 1715 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 175 x 725 x 170 mm; Base: 130 x 610 x 175 mm |