Artois(1794); Warship; Frigate; 38 Guns

Scale: 1:48. A design block model of the ‘Artois’, a 38-gun frigate, built by Wells of Rotherhithe in 1794. The model is scenic, and is represented on a slipway, with complete with its launching flags. It carries a plaque inscribed ‘Artois tons 996 Guns 38 Built 1794. On a launch. This model represents the mode of launching ships in HM Dockyards at the present time, and was accepted subsequent to 1795’.

‘Artois’ captured several French ships before being wrecked near La Rochelle in 1797. The model was displayed in the naval museum in Somerset House, open to the public in 1838.

Object Details

ID: SLR0573
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Block model; Scenic model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Artois (1794)
Date made: 1794
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall model: 241 x 1104 x 258 mm; Slipway-base: 292 x 2344 x 455 mm
Parts: Artois(1794); Warship; Frigate; 38 Guns
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