HMS Imperieuse (1883); Warship; Cruiser; Armoured cruiser

Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the port side of the armoured cruiser HMS Imperieuse (1883), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline and black above. Hull details include a reinforced ram bow; two hawse holes; two large gun mounting insets, fore and aft; central gun placement; two intermittent rows of portholes; stern quarter galleries; rudder; and propeller shaft casings and mounting. Other fittings include forward gun, painted black; stump foremast and mainmast; two stump funnels, painted ochre; gun amidships; and what appear to be three circular turrets, painted off-white. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame with bevelled edge. Plaque missing from top left-hand corner of backboard.

Object Details

ID: SLR1128
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Imperieuse (1883)
Date made: circa 1883
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 406 x 2191 x 305 mm; Backboard: 484 x 2369 x 23 mm