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.

Object Details

ID: SLR0727
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