Scale: 1:24. A contemporary half-longitudinal model of the 80-gun two-decker HMS ‘Collingwood’ (1841) built plank on frame and mounted on its original wooden baseboard. Externally, some of the planking has been omitted to show the layout of the framing whilst internally, the deck beams have been cut away to show the composite construction of the hull with the use of iron riders, diagonal braces and knees. The combination of iron and wood enabled larger and stronger ships to be built.

Originally designed by William Symonds in 1832, the ‘Collingwood’ was eventually launched at Pembroke Dockyard in 1842. Measuring 190 feet in length by 56 feet in the beam and a tonnage of 2589, she required a complement of 720 men to operate the 32-pounder guns. She was later converted to screw propulsion at Chatham Dockyard in 1861 although not fitted for sea service. Her machinery was fitted later but as was the similar fate of some of her sister ships, this proved to be un-economical and she was sold for breaking to Castles of Charlton in 1867.