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Structural model; Slipway model
Scale 1:48. A model of a slipway made largely of mahogany which has been stained and varnished. The model was fitted with a number of keelblocks most of which are now missing. A sliding cradle sits on the slipway skids and is fitted with a pair of locking mechanisms at the forward end as well as various blocks of wood used for packing and a single bilge block (the other one is missing).
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR2744 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Structural model; Slipway model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1700-1800; 18th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 90 x 707 x 252 mm |