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.

Object Details

ID: SLR2400
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