Diving bell model
Model of a diving bell used during the operations by Captain Thomas Dickinson, for the recovery of treasure from the wreck of the 'Thetis' (1817), a 46 gun frigate. One of a series of six models; see SLR0687, SLR0688, SLR0690, SLR0691 and SLR1806.
Object Details
| ID: | SLR0689 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Diving bell model |
| Display location: | Display - Voyagers |
| Vessels: | Thetis (1817) |
| Date made: | circa 1831 |
| Exhibition: | Voyagers |
| People: | Dickinson, Thomas; Dickinson, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 50 x 47 x 50 mm |