Half block model

Scale: Unknown. A contemporary half block model of an unidentified semi-ram bow steam vessel. The hull is carved from a single piece of mahogany, which together with the backboard, have been lightly stained and vanished. It has an almost flat sheer with a ram bow and cruiser stern. There is a skeg supporting the propeller shaft for a single screw whilst the remainder of the sternframe is missing.

Object Details

ID: SLR0211
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Late 19th century
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 69 x 554 x 51 mm; Backboard: 138 x 580 x 15 mm
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