Rose(1706); Warship; Sixth rate; Sloop; 20 guns

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of the 'Rose' (1706), a 20-gun sixth-rate sloop, built in the Navy Board style. Model is decked and partially equipped with a capstan and working tiller arm and rudder. At this scale the model represents a vessel measuring 89 feet along the gun deck by 23 feet in the beam and a tonnage of 200 burden. The ornamental 'dolphin’ supports are inscribed '1706’ and ‘B.R.’. The latter stands for Benjamin Rosewell who was the master shipwright at Chatham dockyard.

Object Details

ID: SLR0393
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame
Display location: Not on display
Creator: "An Officer"; Rosewell, Benjamin
Vessels: Rose 1706
Date made: circa 1706
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 175 x 668 x 172 mm; Base: 95 x 706 x 191 mm
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