Service vessel; Barge; Royal Naval barge
Scale: Unknown. A full hull model of a Royal Naval barge made entirely in mahogany and mostly varnished or polished. The carvel hull has a centreboard, or sliding keel, and provision for a rudder (currently missing). Other fittings include six thwarts, provision for 12 oars and a seat at the stern. The inboard bulwarks are painted green. The model is mounted on a pair of platted brass wire supports and displayed on a rectangular mahogany baseboard with straight bevelled edges. On a paper label applied to the baseboard is the number ‘10’
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1781 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | 1800-1900; 19th century |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 96 x 572 x 135 mm; Base: 110 x 530 x 102 mm |
Parts: | Service vessel; Barge; Royal Naval barge |
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