HMS Alexandra (1875); Warship; Battleship
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the port side of the battleship HMS Alexandria (1875), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline, a narrow white stripe above and black above the waterline with a white gunwale. Hull details include a ram bow; a large gun forward mounting inset; rows of square portholes and gunports; central battery; port bilge keel; rudder; and port propeller shaft casing. Other fittings include stump bowsprit, foremast, mainmast and mizzen mast, and two lozenge-shaped funnels, painted ochre. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1063 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Alexandra (1875) |
Date made: | circa 1875 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 419 x 2207 x 201 mm; Backboard: 494 x 2374 x 20 mm |