Warship; Ironclad

Scale: Unknown. A model of the starboard side of an ironclad warship (1853) made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull below the waterline is painted brown with a narrow cream stripe above, and black above the waterline. Fittings include fore, main and mizzen stumpmasts and a rudder. The model has a prominent ram bow and a vertical sheer at the stern. The model is mounted on a cream wooden backboard with a brown painted bevelled edge. Plaque inscribed "Design for an iron.cased.ship by Messrs, Napier & Sons 1853.".

Object Details

ID: SLR0865
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Robert Napier & Sons
Date made: circa 1853
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 197 x 1185 x 107 mm; Backboard: 270 x 1330 x 17 mm