Captain Bullock's safety beacon (1840)
Scale: Unknown. A design model of Captain Bullock's safety beacon (1840) erected on the Goodwin Sands in the English Channel. It depicts a single mast secured to a wooden cross shaped base which is held in position by iron pegs and lead bars. The mast itself has wooden steps fixed either side for climbing together with a chain and rope ladder giving access to the platform above. The whole beacon is then held in position by four pairs of chain stays anchored to the sea bed by large iron pegs. The wooden platform is octagonal in shape and fitted with a wooden grating floor with a rope and iron stanchion fitted around the outer edge. To gain access from the mast below to the platform above there are a pair of chain futtock shrouds rigged. There is a small topmast and pole fitted above the platform with a flag hoisted to indicate a person in distress. The model is mounted within a wooden square box filled with sand and gravel.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0798 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Structural model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1840 |
People: | Bullock, Capt |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 668 mm x 385 mm x 385 mm |
Parts: | Captain Bullock's safety beacon (1840) |