HMS Diamond (1848); Warship; Sloop; Sixth rate; 28 guns

Scale: Unknown. A contemporary half block model of HMS Diamond (1848), a 28 gun sixth rate sloop. A plaque is inscribed "206 Diamond 28 guns, 1848. Scale 1/48 (1/4inch to 1'). Built at Sheerness. In Black Sea 1854, became a mission ship at North Shields under the name Joseph Straker, 1872. Dimensions gun deck 140ft beam 42ft 2in.". The number "40" is on the backboard and "206" on a label.

Object Details

ID: SLR0831
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Diamond 1848
Date made: Circa 1848
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 240 x 1079 x 139 mm; Backboard: 305 x 1150 x 22 mm
Parts: HMS Diamond (1848); Warship; Sloop; Sixth rate; 28 guns