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.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1763 |
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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 |