HMS Diamond (1848); Warship; Sloop; Sixth rate; 28 guns

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HMS Diamond (1848); Warship; Sloop; Sixth rate; 28 guns

Scale: Unknown. A contemporary half block model of HMS Diamond (1848), a 28 gun sixth rate sloop. A plaque is inscribed "206 Diamond 28 guns, 1848. Scale 1/48 (1/4inch to 1'). Built at Sheerness. In Black Sea 1854, became a mission ship at North Shields under the name Joseph Straker, 1872. Dimensions gun deck 140ft beam 42ft 2in.". The number "40" is on the backboard and "206" on a label.

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Object Details

ID:	SLR0831
Collection:	Ship models
Type:	Half block model
Display location:	Not on display
Vessels:	Diamond 1848
Date made:	Circa 1848
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements:	Overall model: 240 x 1079 x 139 mm; Backboard: 305 x 1150 x 22 mm
Parts:	HMS Diamond (1848); Warship; Sloop; Sixth rate; 28 guns Half block model; Display label (SLR0831.1)