HMS Barracouta (1889); Warship; Cruiser; Third class cruiser
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the third class cruiser HMS Barracouta (1889), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline and black above the waterline. Hull details include two rows of portholes; rudder; starboard hawse hole; what appears to be a gun placement amidships; foredeck with bridge and wave deflector; and aft deck with deckhouse and small gun. Other features and fittings include superstructure amidships, single funnel painted pink-brown, and stump foremast and mainmast. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame. On plaque attached to top right-hand side of backboard ‘Barracouta’.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1194 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Barracouta (1889) |
Date made: | circa 1889 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 284 x 1482 x 158 mm; Backboard: 354 x 1644 x 21 mm |