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Warship; Third rate; 74-guns
Scale: 1:48. A contemporary block design model of a 74-gun, two-decker ship of the line (circa 1747). An accompanying label reads, ‘Ship of 74 guns about 1747 one of the first English 74's, originally designed as an 80-gun two decker (see No 58). Probably either the 'Culloden' (1747) or 'Lancaster' (1749). Dimensions Approximately Gun Deck 161ft Beam 46ft scale 1: 48 (1/4 inch to 1').’ The figurehead has been carved approximately to shape out of a solid block.
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR0478 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Full hull model; Block model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Culloden (1747); Lancaster (1749) |
| Date made: | 1747 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 321 x 1117 x 298 mm; Base: 100 x 1391 x 272 mm |
| Parts: | Warship; Third rate; 74-guns |