Service vessel; Pinnace; 32-foot pinnace

Scale: 1:24. Full hull design model of a 32ft pinnace for a first rate warship (circa 1838) made entirely in wood with metal fitting and painted and varnished in realistic finishes. The hull is of double diagonal carvel construction and varnished a golden brown finish. The top strake, top of the stem post and top section of rudder are painted black. Fittings include seven thwarts and a stern seat; provision for seven oars on each side; and a rudder and tiller. The model is mounted on a pair of ebonized turned wooden supports in the form of acorns and displayed on a rectangular wooden baseboard with stringed edges and ebonized bun feet. On baseboard ‘4’. On plaque ‘Pinnace 32 feet’.

Object Details

ID: SLR0770
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1838
People: Symonds, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 69 x 422 x 122 mm; Base: 7 x 508 x 159 mm
Parts: Service vessel; Pinnace; 32-foot pinnace