Warship
Scale: Unknown. A model of a section of a ship's hull showing a gunport and the method for securing it made entirely in wood with metal fittings and painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted black with a broad white stripe along the gundeck. The inboard hull, and framing are painted a uniform white. The gunport lid opens upwards on two hinges and can be secured in the closed position by a horizontal brass bar which is connected to two hooks that can be tightened with ring bolts.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2400 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Sectional model; Component model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1848 |
People: | South Kensington Museum |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 318 x 324 x 136 mm |