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HMS Cressy(1853); Warship; Third rate; 80 guns; Steam
Scale: 1:48. A contemporary half block model of the HMS Cressy (1853), a steam 80 gun, two-decker ship of the line.
Plaques inscribed "Cressy, 80 guns", "Presented by Capt. C.H. Read. Edmondstone. Royal R.........." and "218. Cressy - 80 guns - 1853. Built at Chatham Originally designed (1846) as a sailing ship. She was converted into a screw ship while on the stocks. Sold in 1867. Dimensions: - Length 198ft 5in Beam 55ft.".
Plaques inscribed "Cressy, 80 guns", "Presented by Capt. C.H. Read. Edmondstone. Royal R.........." and "218. Cressy - 80 guns - 1853. Built at Chatham Originally designed (1846) as a sailing ship. She was converted into a screw ship while on the stocks. Sold in 1867. Dimensions: - Length 198ft 5in Beam 55ft.".
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR0861 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Half block model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Cressy (1853) |
| Date made: | Circa 1853 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 394 x 1475 x 183 mm; Backboard: 423 x 1493 x 17 mm |