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.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1128 |
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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 |