Hermione; Warship; Frigate

Scale: Unknown. A model of the French warship Hermione made in plaster with wood, metal, paper, and cotton fittings which has been realistically painted. The model depicts the vessel at 1.40pm on 21st October 1805 at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar. The model is undamaged. The ship is three masted, ship rigged on all three masts with set sails. There is dark grey cotton wool on the deck, indicating smoke, which may not be connected to the model. The hull is painted black with white stripes along the gun decks, white on the deck, and black on the deck fittings. There is a French tricolour flag flying from the peak of the gaff and a French pennant flying from the top of the foremast. On a paper label: "59".

Object Details

ID: SLR2745.6
Type: Scenic model; Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set
Display location: Not on display
Creator: William Haines, William
Date made: Before 1858
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Measurements: Overall: 245 mm x 285 mm x 150 mm
Parts: Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (Scenic model, Waterline model; Rigged model; Sails set)
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