HMS Captain (1869); Warship; Turret ship

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HMS Captain (1869); Warship; Turret ship

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of HMS 'Captain' (1869), a turret battleship. Built in the builder’s style, the model is decked and fully equipped together with partially rigged tripod masts up to the level of the platforms.

Built by Laird Brothers Ltd. Birkenhead in 1869, HMS ‘Captain’ was designed by Captain Cowper Coles who invented the turret armament as a result of the Navy’s experience during the Crimean War. Measuring 320 feet in length by 53 feet in the beam and a tonnage of 7767, ‘Captain’ was powered by twin steam trunk engines each of 5400 horsepower with a service speed of 14 knots. The armament consisted of two circular armoured turrets each housing a pair of 12-inch muzzle-loading guns.

Due to the ship’s large spread of canvas and low freeboard, it tragically capsized and sank in a severe south-westerly gale whilst cruising off Cape Finisterre in September 1870, with the loss of all 472 officers and men.

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Object Details

ID:	SLR1014
Collection:	Ship models
Type:	Full hull model; Rigged model
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Captain (1869)
Date made:	circa 1869
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements:	Overall model: 1115 x 2170 x 400 mm; Base: 20 x 2130 x 280 mm; Support: 60 x 35 mm
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