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

Scale: Unknown. A model of the mainmast of the second rate 84 gun warship HMS Asia (1824) showing the damage sustained at the Battle of Navarino in 1827. The model is made from wood stained a dark red-brown colour and the mast hoops have been depicted using strips of paper. Many of these hoops are now partly or completely missing showing the unstained wood beneath. The battle damage has been accurately depicted.

Object Details

ID: SLR2484
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
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 1542 x 56 mm