Warship; First rate; 120 guns
Scale: 1:48. A contemporary half block model of an unidentified Royal Navy 120 gun three-decked ship of the line (circa 1830). The hull is carved from several blocks of wood(?) and is painted a metallic copper/bronze colour below the main wales. The topsides are painted black, interspersed by the three gundecks highlighted by creamy white horizontal bands. The gunports are flush with the hull and rigged with cannon in their firing positions(some missing). The bow is fitted with the remains of head rails just aft of the beakhead, together with a single cathead. The stern is complete with rounded galleries, painted black above a near vertical sternpost with a rudder below(missing).The whole model is mounted on a rectangular wooden backboard.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0727 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | Circa 1830 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 393 x 1520 x 187 mm; Backboard: 455 x 1590 x 20 mm |
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