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’

Object Details

ID: SLR1781
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