HMS Captain (1869); Warship; Turret ship
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the turret ship HMS Captain (1869) made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted light pink-brown below the waterline, black above with an off-white gunwale. Hull details include bilge keel, two recessed apertures for the two gun turrets and starboard propeller and mounting. stump bowsprit and tripod masts, two wide-diameter turrets, ventilators and a single funnel painted ochre with a black top. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame with bevelled edge.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1013 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Captain (1869) |
Date made: | circa 1869 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Measurements: | Overall model: 398 x 2222 x 170 mm; Backboard: 452 x 2340 x 19 mm |