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.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1158 |
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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 |