Frame model; Sectional model; Midship model

Scale: Unknown. The model represents the midship section of a vessel and is made almost entirely out of wood together with a number of brass pins which has been finished in a dark-brown stained colour and varnished overall. It consists of a pair of frames set between the keel and keelson at the base and held together at the top by a crosspall. The frames consists of floors, futtocks, and top timbers which are all butted together with square ends. There is a series of chocks between each frame. Model marked: 'B', 'Square Butt', '8' and '17'. One of a pair of midship frame sections comparing method of construction pre 1814 and post 1814: see SLR2211.

Object Details

ID: SLR2212
Collection: Ship models
Type: Frame model; Sectional model; Midship model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 575 mm x 55 mm x 756 mm