Exploration/research vessel; Small craft; Arctic boat; Hand cranked
Scale: 1:12. Full hull model of a double-ended arctic boat (circa 1852). Built and carved from the solid. At this scale the model represents a boat measuring 30 feet in length by 7 feet in the beam. It represents a double-ended boat proposal by Sir Samuel Brown for use in arctic waters and is fitted with two screws amidships which are worked by a double crank mechanism inside the boat. The blades of the propeller feather, or lay flat, so they are able to pass through the keel when in use.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0858 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | circa 1852 |
People: | South Kensington Museum; Brown, Samuel |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 188 x 775 x 212 mm; Base: 86 x 623 x 165 mm |