Merle(1863); Cargo vessel; Sailing vessel

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary half block model of the Merle (1863), a cargo barque (sugar carrier). Model is decked. Backboard inscribed "Iron barque "Merle" 315 tons 133 x 25.3 x 14.4 Built in 1863 by Messrs Westwood Baillie & Co. Isle of Dogs, for the West India sugar trade" and "Presented to Lloyd's Register Society by Messrs Tatham Bromage & Co".

Object Details

ID: SLR0948
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Merle 1863
Date made: Circa 1863
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 174 x 971 x 82 mm; Backboard: 273 x 1014 x 16 mm
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