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Somerset (1738); Passenger/cargo vessel; East Indiaman

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of the Somerset (1738), an East Indiaman cargo vessel, built plank on frame in the Navy Board style. The model is decked. The Somerset is the oldest model of an East Indiaman in the Museum collection and one of the oldest in the country. The model is in the style of the Navy Board models, though with some anomalies and built to a slightly lower standard.
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Object Details

ID: SLR0452
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame
Display location: Display - Traders Gallery
Vessels: Somerset 1738
Date made: Circa 1738
Exhibition: Traders: The East India Company and Asia
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 280 x 940 x 220 mm; Base: 130 x 712 x 175 mm
Parts: Somerset (1738); Passenger/cargo vessel; East Indiaman