Wave Queen (1861); Cargo vessel; Ship rigged sailing vessel
Scale:Unknown. A contemporary full hull model of the Wave Queen (1861), a ship-rigged cargo vessel. The hull is constructed plank on frame with the topsides and bulwarks painted black and the planking below the waterline finished in a natural and varnished state. The clipper shaped bow is fitted with a bowsprit and the curved sheer line runs aft finishing at the overhanging counter at the stern. On deck it is complete with a number of cargo and accommodation hatches, pin and fife rails together with a large windlass on the foredeck. The model is incomplete and damaged with a number of the larger fittings missing including the rudder.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0933 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model; Plank-on-frame |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Wave Queen (1861) |
Date made: | Circa 1861 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Chatham storage measurement: 190 mm x 1270 mm x 120 mm |