HMS Sans Pareil (1887); Warship; Turret ship

Scale: 1:48. Design half block model of the port side of the turret ship HMS Sans Pareil (1887), made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted pink-brown below the waterline and black above. Hull fittings include a reinforced ram bow, five rectangular gunports aft, aft gun placement, rudder and port propeller shaft casing. Other details include long foredeck with wide diameter gun turret, painted black; raised main deck with superstructure; bridge with entry port and windows; single stump funnel painted ochre; gun on a circular bed at the stern. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame with bevelled edge.

Object Details

ID: SLR1173
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Sans Pareil 1887
Date made: circa 1887
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 448 x 2278 x 230 mm; Backboard: 486 x 2426 x 22 mm