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’.

Object Details

ID: SLR1194
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