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).
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Object Details
ID: | SLR2776 |
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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 |
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