Component model; Sectional model

Scale: Unknown. A sectional model showing the principle of supporting and connecting wooden deck beams to a ship's side using iron knees. The model is made entirely of wood, with the deck beam, planking and waterways painted a creamy white with the iron knee and clamping strake painted a gloss black. The knee itself is complete with a reinforced head of a riveted construction, as well as the clamping strake. According to the catalogue the purpose of the model is to show how the iron knee is connected to the beam by a series of eight iron bolts.

Object Details

ID: SLR2286
Collection: Ship models
Type: Component model; Sectional model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1842
People: South Kensington Museum; Committee of Master Shipwrights
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 370 mm x 464 mm x 176 mm