HMS Asia (1824); Warship; Second rate 84 gun

Scale: Unknown. A model depicting shot-hole damage to a mast of the second rate 84 gun warship HMS Asia (1824). The model has been made in wood and varnished and the mast bands have been depicted using strips of paper painted black. The damage to the mast sustained in the battle has been accurately depicted. A hand written label has been applied to one end of the model.

Object Details

ID: SLR2480
Collection: Ship models
Type: Component model; Mast model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Pilos
Events: Greek War of Independence, Battle of Navarino, 1827
Vessels: Asia (1824)
Date made: Unknown
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 1546 x 56 mm