Ayrshire

Scale: 1:48. Builder's mirror backed model of the 'Ayrshire' (1903), a powered general cargo ship. Model depicts half the hull, and is decked and equipped. Name "Ayrshire" on bow. Plaque inscribed "TSS Ayrshire 460' 0" x 59' - 0" x 34' - 11 1/2" R & W Hawthorne Leslie & Co Ltd Shipbulders & Engineers Newcastle-on-Tyne. Messrs Turnbull Martine & Co London". Depth gauge and plimsoll lines present.

Object Details

ID: SLR1345
Collection: Ship models
Type: Builder's, Mirror backed model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Ayrshire (1903)
Date made: circa 1903
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall model and case: 681 x 3507 x 318 mm