Diving bell model

(this object contains LEAD) 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, SLR0689, SLR0691 and SLR1806.

Object Details

ID: SLR0690
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: 88 x 78 x 90 mm