HMS Edgar (1890); Warship; Cruiser: First class cruiser

Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the first class cruiser HMS Edgar (1890), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline, a narrow white stripe above and black above the waterline. Hull details include a ram bow; two rows of portholes; two gun placements fore and aft of amidships; and balanced rudder. Other features and fittings include wave deflector; observation deck or bridge; two guns mounted fore and aft and painted black; two stump funnels painted ochre; 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 ‘Edgar’.

Object Details

ID: SLR1203
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Edgar (1890)
Date made: circa 1890
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Chatham storage measurement: 480 mm x 2540 mm x 220 mm