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’.

Object Details

ID: SLR1220
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