Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A half block model of the starboard side of a sailing cargo vessel made entirely in wood, painted and possibly varnished. The hull is painted brown below the waterline, black above, with a brown strake and top strake and a broad off-white stripe with black rectangles resembling gunports. The colours al seem to be considerably darkened by a varnish layer. The lower hull is made up of several horizontal pieces of timber resembling stylized planking. Fittings include a rudder. The model is displayed on a rectangular wooden backboard with bevelled edges.

Object Details

ID: SLR2660
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 272 x 1381 x 150 mm; Backboard: 350 x 1465 x 32 mm