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.

Object Details

ID: SLR0999
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
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