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.
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.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2450 |
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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 |