Launching casket

Launching casket of HMS 'Royal Alfred' 1864. A wooden box with a plaque on the lid inscribed: 'Royal Alfred 35 guns'. Inside the lid is a glazed picture of the ship and details of the vessel as follows: 'Royal Alfred, armour plated screw frigate. Principal dimensions - length between the perpendiculars 273' 0", length of keel for tonnage 232' 81/2". Breadth extreme 58' 7". Breadth for tonnage 57' 4", moulded 56' 6". Depth in hold 19' 10". Engines of 800 H.P. by Maudeslay, Son & Field. Named and launched by Mrs Alice Cradock at H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth on Saturday 15th day of October 1864 H. Cradock master shipwright'. The box is lined with velvet.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0231.1
Type: Launching casket
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 93 mm x 318 mm x 197 mm
Parts: Launching casket