HMS 'Queen' (1839); Warship; First rate 110-gun

Scale: Unknown. A sectional model depicting the stern of HMS 'Queen' (1839), a first rate 110-gun warship. The port stern quarter has been depicted in frame and the starboard stern quarter has been depicted fully planked and painted in realistic colours and with its gallery. The model has been carved in wood and painted in realistic colours. The inside of the model has been painted in yellow ochre throughout. The port quarter frames have been painted in two shades of brown and detailed to resemble wood, and the spaces between the frames, together with the gun port apertures and doorways, have been painted black. The starboard quarter has been painted black with three white bands along the gun decks. There two brackets fixed to the model for wall-mounting. There are two paper labels applied to the starboard quarter, one of which reads "879".

Object Details

ID: SLR2252
Collection: Ship models
Type: Sectional model; Stern model; Waterline model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Queen (1839)
Date made: circa 1839
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 239 x 274 x 326 mm