Warship

Scale: Unknown. A sectional model of the upper portion of the bow showing an improved buckler for securing the anchor chain and making the hawse pipe water tight when the anchor was fished and stowed along side the hull. The model is made entirely of wood and shows the starboard side, the outboard of which are finished entirely in black with the inboard finished a creamy white colour. The whole model is mounted on a rectangular wooden base.

Inboard are fitted a pair of horizontal knees that support a shuttering system with a plug for the forward hawse pipe, and a metal eye with rigging to work the after hawse pipe with the buckler.

Object Details

ID: SLR2450
Collection: Ship models
Type: Sectional model; Waterline model; Bow model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1850
People: Pole, J.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 205 mm x 304 mm x 230 mm