Fling(1858); Cargo vessel; Schooner

Scale:Unknown. A contemporary Half frame model of the schooner Fling(1858). The whole model is constructed from wood, left in its natural state, and comprises of a single shaped backboard, to which twenty six separate sectional bulkheads or frames are attached and held in position by four ribbands. Other features include a plain beakhead fitted with a stempost and chock, keel and stern post. The overhanging counter stern is complete with wing transom timbers fitted to a chock and a solid deadwood where the keel meets the sternpost.

Object Details

ID: SLR0903
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half hull model; Skeleton model; Half frame model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Fling 1858
Date made: Circa 1858
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 230 x 1373 x 144 mm