Service vessel; Dukong

Scale: Unknown. A model of a gunter rigged boat made entirely of wood. The hull is double ended with a pronounced keel and has been carved from a solid piece of tropical hardwood and is unpainted and unstained. The rudder has a tiller yoke and a single mast is placed forward of amidships and is rigged with a spritsail and a staysail. The main boom extends beyond the stern of the boat. The foredeck has bulwarks but the aft deck is virtually flush. Between the decks is an open area with two thwarts. A rubbing strake runs the length of the vessel.

Object Details

ID: AAE0092
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Before 1967
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 480 mm x 482 mm x 115 mm