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HMS Medea (1888); Warship; Cruiser; Second class cruiser
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the second class cruiser HMS Medea (1888), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline and black above. Hull details include a reinforced ram bow; starboard bilge keel; rows of portholes; gun placement amidships; propeller shaft casing and mounting; and rudder. Other details include a stump foremast, mainmast and two funnels, all painted ochre; wave deflector and capstan forward; and ventilator. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame with bevelled edge. On plaque attached to top right-hand side of backboard ‘Medea’.
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR1183 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Half block model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Medea 1888 |
| Date made: | circa 1888 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 326 x 1786 x 148 mm; Backboard: 435 x 1937 x 24 mm |
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