Service vessel; Lifeboat

Scale: Unknown. A full hull model of a flat-bottomed lifeboat made entirely in wood with metal fittings and partly painted. The hull is unpainted below the waterline, black above. The hull is fitted with two centre boards, or sliding keels, the casings of which are painted red. Other fittings include two thwarts and four rowlocks.

Object Details

ID: SLR1796
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model; Plank-on-frame
Display location: Not on display
Date made: before 1929; 12 Apr 1929
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 55 x 367 x 124 mm
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