HMS Monarch (1868); Warship; Turret ship
Scale: 1:48. A half frame model of the port side of the turret ship HMS Monarch (1868), made entirely in wood with metal fittings and painted in realistic colours. The hull is made plank-on-frame and one deck above waterline is left unplanked. The decks and frame edges are painted black, and the two large diameter turrets are painted off-white. The turrets are situated on a weather deck and the deck above has open areas that are covered in a mesh. Fittings include stump masts, black-painted funnel, capstan and davits fore and aft. The model is displayed on a wooden board, stained dark brown.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR0999 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half frame model; Cutaway model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Monarch (1868) |
Date made: | circa 1868 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 425 x 1644 x 200 mm; Backboard: 515 x 1862 x 16 mm |