Equipment model; Dan buoy
Scale: Unknown. A contemporary model of a dan buoy made of seven cork rings of ascending size, held in place by a cord lashing on a central wooden pole, the whole painted black (now rubbed).
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Object details
| ID: | ZBA4131 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Equipment model; Dan buoy |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Devon; Southampton |
| Date made: | Early 19th century |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | length of central pole overall, 690 mm |