HMS Kent (1798); Warship; Third rate; 74 guns
Scale: 1:24. A model of the stern of HMS Kent (1798) showing the timbering, made entirely in wood. It has been made in two halves with the starboard side depicting the vessel as finished from the waterline up the hull is painted black with a white line along the gun deck. The port side shows the timbering arrangements which have been painted on and varnished. Thirteen of the fourteen gun ports on both halves of the model are finished with a red interior. There is a small semi-circular quarter gallery on each half with the addition of a glazed window gun port on the port side at the stern. Both the interior and upper gun deck are painted a creamy yellow with the bulwarks painted an emerald green with a black wooden capping.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2238 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Sectional model; Stern model; Waterline model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Vessels: | Kent (1798) |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Measurements: | Overall model: 335 x 505 x 608 mm |
Parts: | HMS Kent (1798); Warship; Third rate; 74 guns |