Service vessel; Lifeboat

Scale: Unknown. A full hull model of a pulling and sailing lifeboat made entirely in wood with metal fittings and the exterior painted a uniform white. The hull shape is wide in the beam, shallow-draft and double-ended. The carvel hull is carved to resemble plank-on-frame construction. Fittings include a very heavy stem, keel, stern post and rudder; provision for six oars in a staggered configuration; three thwarts; enclosed bow and stern buoyancy tanks and a single life belt.

Object Details

ID: SLR1763
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 109 x 532 x 131 mm