HMS Rodney (1884); Warship; Battleship; 10 guns
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the battleship HMS Rodney (1884), made entirely in wood and painted dark brown below the waterline, a narrow white stripe above and black above the waterline. The paint has an overall distressed patina. Hull details include a ram bow, rudder and starboard propeller shaft housing and mounting. Other features and fittings include superstructure placed amidships with a gun turret placed fore and abaft of it, and two funnels (missing). The model is displayed on a rectangular backboard unevenly painted white. Hand-rendered on plaque attached to bulwark in centre of model ‘Rodney Battleship Launched 8.10.84’. On bottom right-hand corner of backboard ‘Rodney’.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1139 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Rodney 1884 |
Date made: | circa 1884 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 390 x 2188 x 210 mm; Backboard: 407 x 2315 x 24 mm |