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HMS Sharpshooter (1888); Warship; Torpedo gunboat
Scale: 1:192. A half block model of the starboard side of the torpedo gunboat HMS Sharpshooter (1888), made entirely in wood and painted tan brown below the waterline and black above. Details include a long foredeck on which is mounted a single small gun; a stump foremast, mainmast and two funnels, all painted ochre; torpedo tube; small gun aft; and rudder. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame with bevelled edge. Inscribed on a plaque attached to the top right-hand side of the backboard is ‘Sharpshooter’.
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR1181 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Half block model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Sharpshooter 1881 |
| Date made: | circa 1888 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 213 x 1535 x 87 mm; Backboard: 298 x 1676 x 16 mm |
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