Froude propeller (circa 1874)
Scale: 1:16. Model depicting a two bladed left handed propeller designed by Froude and tested in February 1874. It is mounted on a shaft on an aluminium support and displayed in a glass and wooden case with five other propeller models: see SLR2388, SLR2389, SLR2390, SLR2391 and SLR2392. The display shows a comparison between Froude's propellers circa 1874 and various 20th century designs.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2387 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Equipment model; Propeller model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | Unknown |
People: | Froude, William |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model and original case: 380 mm x 1480 mm x 373 mm |