Equipment model; Buoy model
Scale 1:12. A full model of a floating navigational buoy complete with a metal frame topmark. The inverted cone shaped body is painted a light grey below the waterline, a thin blue line along the waterline with the remainder a deep red including the topmark. It is inscribed with the number "2" and "Herbert's patent floating buoy Waterline 253". On the underside in a recess is a large eyebolt to which the mooring chain would be connected. The metal topmark is mounted on a tall solid metal rod.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1776 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Buoy model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
Exhibition: | Guiding Lights |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Measurements: | Overall model: 685 x 310 mm |