Fishing vessel; Drifter

Scale: 1:48. A full hull model of a steam drifter made entirely in wood with wood, metal and organic material fittings, partly painted and polished a mid-brown colour. The hull is made plank-on-frame and details include single strake, rudder and propeller well. Other fittings and features include two fore-and-aft masts ridged as a ketch; two skylights, one forward the other aft; a small hatch placed amidships; and a tall vertical funnel, painted black, atop a black-painted rectangular platform. The model is displayed on a pair of wooden crutches connected by a single stretcher.

Object Details

ID: SLR1158
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Rigged model; Plank-on-frame
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1885; 1929 19 Apr 1929
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 830 x 1235 x 270 mm; Base: 102 x 730 x 262 mm