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.

Object Details

ID: SLR0858
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