Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of a 70-gun two-decker (circa 1717), built plank on frame in the Navy Board style. The model is decked, equipped and rigged. The workmanship in this model is of the highest quality for the early 18th century. A variety of woods were used such as pear, apple and box, as well as bone, ivory, oyster shell and rolled brass, which was used for the intricate fretwork around the stern galleries. This model may have been made as an aid for discussion in the changes between the Establishments of 1706 and 1719. The dimensions of 151 feet along the gun deck with a beam of 41 feet fit the 1719 Establishment. However, the open stern walk extending around the quarter galleries and certain details of the rigging are from the earlier period.

The navy experimented with the 60-80 gun ships during the early 18th century trying to find the optimum balance between number of guns and decks. It was not until the mid-18th century that the 74-gun two-decker was chosen as the best format. It was to become the most numerous of the ships of the line and would prove its worth in the major battles during the Napoleonic Wars.

Apart from a small part of the stem and keel, which had suffered worm damage, this model is largely intact including the rigging, which in itself is very rare.