Experiment of Leith(1788); Fighting vessel
Scale1:48. A full hull model of the Experiment of Leith, a manually propelled and 5-masted catamaran launched in 1788.
Object details
| ID: | ZBA7716 |
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| Type: | Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails set |
| Materials: | Marine ply, lime, ramin and boxwood. Metal - brass, copper and stainless steel, Glues used were white wood glue, epoxy and superglue, sails are tracing linen. Paints are enamel with polyurethane varnish. |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ludbrook, Alan |
| Places: | Devon; Southampton |
| Date made: | circa 2013 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |