Recreation vessel; Yacht

Scale: Unknown. Sectional model depicting longitudinal half of a vessel made entirely of natural wood possibly representing a yacht. The model consists of nine wooden lifts, a principle known as bread and butter construction. The model has been unscrewed and expanded and fixed to a perspex mount to illustrate this construction method. The hull resembles that of a yacht and is complete with a curved sheer on deck, an almost plumb stem and an overhanging counter with a short sternpost to take a rudder.

Object Details

ID: SLR2689
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 155 mm x 770 mm x 240 mm