HMS Victory (1765); Warship; First rate 100 gun

Scale: 1:16. A model of the foremast of the first rate 100 gun warship HMS Victory (1765), showing the damage it received at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The model is made in wood that has been varnished, and the mast bands have been made using brass strips that have been painted black. The upper part of the mast has also been painted black. Attached to the side is a type written and varnished paper label. There is a number '7' is painted half way along the mast. The shot damage sustained in battle has been accurately depicted. Made from a piece of mast from HMS Victory.

Object Details

ID: SLR2467
Collection: Ship models
Type: Component model; Mast model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Vessels: Victory (1765)
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 225 x 85 x 66 mm
Parts: HMS Victory (1765); Warship; First rate 100 gun