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.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0416 |
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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 |
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