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Warship; Ironclad
Scale: Unknown. A model of the starboard side of an ironclad warship (1853) made entirely in wood and painted in realistic colours. The hull below the waterline is painted brown with a narrow cream stripe above, and black above the waterline. Fittings include fore, main and mizzen stumpmasts and a rudder. The model has a prominent ram bow and a vertical sheer at the stern. The model is mounted on a cream wooden backboard with a brown painted bevelled edge. Plaque inscribed "Design for an iron.cased.ship by Messrs, Napier & Sons 1853.".
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR0865 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Half block model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Robert Napier & Sons |
| Date made: | circa 1853 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 197 x 1185 x 107 mm; Backboard: 270 x 1330 x 17 mm |
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