Warship; Third rate; 74-guns

Scale: 1:48. A contemporary block design model of a 74-gun, two-decker ship of the line (circa 1747). An accompanying label reads, ‘Ship of 74 guns about 1747 one of the first English 74's, originally designed as an 80-gun two decker (see No 58). Probably either the 'Culloden' (1747) or 'Lancaster' (1749). Dimensions Approximately Gun Deck 161ft Beam 46ft scale 1: 48 (1/4 inch to 1').’ The figurehead has been carved approximately to shape out of a solid block.

Object Details

ID: SLR0478
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Culloden (1747); Lancaster (1749)
Date made: 1747
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 321 x 1117 x 298 mm; Base: 100 x 1391 x 272 mm
Parts: Warship; Third rate; 74-guns
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