HMS Challenger (1902); Warship; Cruiser; Second class cruiser

Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the second class cruiser HMS 'Challenger' (1902), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline, a narrow white stripe above, black above the waterline. Hull features include a ram bow; three rows of portholes; starboard bilge keel and hawse hole; and a balanced rudder. Other features and fittings include a long fore deck with a gun mounted, painted black; stump foremast and mainmast; and three stump funnels painted ochre on grey housings. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame. On plaque attached to top right-hand side of backboard ‘Challenger’.

Challenger served on the Australia Station 1904 to 1912.

Object Details

ID: SLR1338
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Challenger (1902)
Date made: circa 1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 434 x 2338 x 171 mm; Backboard: 444 x 2445 x 22 mm
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