HMS Bellona (1890); Warship; Cruiser; Third class cruiser
Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the third class cruiser HMS Bellona (1890), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline, a narrow white stripe above and black above the waterline. Hull details include starboard hawse hole and a balanced rudder. Other features and fittings include a foredeck with wave deflector and stump foremast; main deck with two stump funnels with two ventilators, all painted ochre, and stump mainmast; and aft deck with stump mizzen and small gun. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame. Inscribed on a plaque attached to top right-hand side of backboard is the name ‘Bellona’.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1204 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Half block model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Bellona (1890) |
Date made: | circa 1890 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 280 x 1872 x 134 mm; Backboard: 371 x 2002 x 25 mm |
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