HMS Apollo (1891); Warship; Cruiser; Second class cruiser
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the second class cruiser HMS Apollo (1891), 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; single row of portholes; five rectangular positions along the gunwale amidships for gun placements; and rudder. Other features and fittings include a foredeck with a small gun, wave deflector, stump foremast and bridge; two stump funnels and two ventilators all painted ochre; and aft deck with stump mainmast, small gun, deckhouse and rail . The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame with bevelled edges. On plaque attached to top right-hand side of backboard ‘Apollo’.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1220 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Apollo (1891) |
Date made: | circa 1891 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 290 x 2001 x 173 mm; Backboard: 371 x 2122 x 19 mm |