Sixth rate 12 gun sloop (circa 1720); Warship

Scale: 1:48. Georgian full hull model, with elements of Navy board style, of a sixth rate 12 gun sloop (circa 1720). The open frames have been painted onto a carved pine carcass hull below the waterline. The model is predominantly in the Georgian style in that the decks are partially planked and includes a variety of fittings, such as a brass bell mounted on the raised folksal deck, a brick faced fire hearth below decks with a brass chimney, bilge pumps, capston and ships wheel mounted against the quarter deck bulk head. The hull is fitted ten oar ports between the gun ports and also includes detailed painted decoration on the scroll figurehead, bulwark screens and stern counter The model depicts accommodation and storage below deck as well as carved and painted decoration at the bow and stern. The model is mounted on a pine base on top of an ornate keel block and four turned feet below.

Object Details

ID: SLR0416
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full-hull model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1720
People: Swan, E. W.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 125 mm x 480 mm x 135 mm