Canterbury (1744); Warship; Third rate; 60 guns

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary block design model of the ‘Canterbury’ (1744), a 60-gun, two-decker ship of the line. The number ‘41’ [former catalogue number] is on a plaque on the starboard broadside. ‘Canterbury’ was built at Plymouth and measured 147 feet along the gun deck by 42 feet in the beam. It served in the Caribbean in the late 1740s and early 1750s. In 1758 it was converted into a hospital ship at Plymouth. It was broken up in 1770.

Object Details

ID: SLR0468
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Block model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Canterbury (1744)
Date made: 1744
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 295 mm x 1107 mm x 271 mm x 6 kg