Recreation vessel; Yacht
Scale: 1:24. A full hull model of a yacht made entirely in wood with wood and metal fittings and painted in realistic colours. The hull is coppered which has been distressed below the waterline and painted black above with unpainted gunwales. Hull details include a clipper bow, stump bowsprit, rudder and two sets of channels complete with deadeyes. The entire deck is removable and its fittings include stump foremast and mainmast; three glazed skylights; and two glazed companion hatch covers. When the deck is removed the model shows all deck beams, painted off-white; companion ways; forecastle; bulkheads; cabins; entry ports and corridors; main living areas; principal items of furniture such as wash stands and cots; principal hull frames; lower deck floors with cutaway sections and apertures to accommodate the masts.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1097 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model; Accommodation model; Cutaway model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown; Watkins, Blackwall and Lymington |
Date made: | circa 1880 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 370 x 1716 x 420 mm; Base: 100 x 20 x 260 mm |