HMS Majestic (1895); Warship; Battleship; First class battleship
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the first class battleship HMS Majestic (1895), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline and black above. Hull details include a ram bow; two rows of portholes; and rudder (currently missing). The deck, superstructures and most of the fittings are painted a uniform grey. Features and fittings include a pair of turrets fore and aft, the guns painted black; bridge abaft the forward turret and smaller superstructure forward of the aft turret; single funnel mounting with a stump funnel, painted ochre; and stump mast. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame. Both the mast and funnel extend vertically just beyond the frame of the backboard. On plaque attached to top right-hand side of backboard ‘Majestic’.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1262 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Majestic (1895) |
Date made: | circa 1895 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 525 x 2654 x 242 mm; Baseboard: 540 x 2733 x 22 mm |