Small craft (1742); Longboat

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of a ship's longboat, from the Medway (1742) (SLR0328), built in the Georgian style. The model is fully planked (carved from the solid), equipped and rigged and shows a large windlass amidships which was used for laying and retrieving the mother ship's anchors. Another model, SLR0329, shows the Medway longboat unrigged and in frame.

Object Details

ID: SLR0330
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Rigged model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Vessels: Medway (1742)
Date made: circa 1742
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 250 x 315 x 68 mm; Base: 30 x 137 x 50 mm
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