Fighting vessel; Gunboat

Scale: Unknown. A full hull model of a gunboat made entirely in wood and varnished or polished a tan brown finish. The depicted vessel is double-ended and carvel-built and the model is made plank-on-frame. Details include raised bulwarks at the bow and stern that are each fitted with four bitts; two open hatches the larger one being rectangular in shape, the other, square; small circular aperture between the hatches, possibly to accommodate a mast; and two pairs of rails at the bow and stern to facilitate the movement of slide carriages (one rail currently missing or detatched).

Object Details

ID: SLR2776
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 115 x 645 x 168 mm