HMS Inconstant (1868); Warship; Iron screw frigate

Scale: Unknown. A contemporary sectional model depicting the port side stern quarter of HMS Inconstant (1868), an iron screw frigate. The model has been made entirely of wood and painted black. The front of the section is fixed to a vertical rectangular piece of wood, also painted black, which supports the model in an upright position. The model shows a poop deck and a small section of the main deck, and has a pronounced keel. A metal label has been pinned to the side of the model embossed with 182'.

Object Details

ID: SLR2249
Collection: Ship models
Type: Sectional model; Stern model; Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1866; Circa 1868
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 387 x 649 x 210 mm