HMS Renown (1895); Warship; Battleship; Second class battleship

Scale: 1:192. A full hull model of the second class battleship HMS Renown (1895), made entirely in silver and depicted moored to a buoy. Hull fittings include two pairs of hawse holes on the port and starboard sides, retracted torpedo net booms, two companion ladders each rigged to the port and starboard sides, and canopied open stern gallery. The depicted vessel is two-masted with two crow’s nests set on the foremast, and with a single crow’s nest on the mainmast. Flags are flying at the bow, stern ensign staff and from the top of the mainmast. Other fittings and features include two gun turrets fore and aft; nest of boats stowed on chocks amidships and a further eight boats of various types rigged to davits; two tall vertical funnels positioned side-by-side; and inscribed decks resembling planking. The model is displayed on an oval, ebonised plinth with deep, sculpted, concave edge and a silver plaque mounted on the starboard side of the model in the form of a shield or crest.

Object Details

ID: SLR1264
Collection: Ship models
Type: Waterline model; Rigged model; Scenic model
Display location: Display - Caird Library
Creator: Meli, Francis
Vessels: Renown (1895)
Date made: circa 1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. We regret that Museum enquiries have not been able to identify the copyright holder and would welcome any information that would help us update our records. Please contact the Picture Library.
Measurements: Overall model and case: 498 x 910 x 360 mm
Parts: HMS Renown (1895); Warship; Battleship; Second class battleship