Frame model; Sectional model; Midship model

Scale: Unknown. The model represents the midship section of a vessel and is made almost entirely out of wood together with a number of brass pins which has been finished in a dark-brown stained colour and varnished overall. It consists of a pair of frames set between the keel and keelson at the base and held together at the top by a crosspall. The frames consists of floors, futtocks, and top timbers with a series of chocks between each frame. One of the butt-chocks is displayed in a raised position and mounted onto metal pins. Model marked: 'A', 'Butt chock', '8' and '17'. One of a pair of midship frame sections comparing method of construction pre 1814 and post 1814: see SLR2212.

Object Details

ID: SLR2211
Collection: Ship models
Type: Frame model; Sectional model; Midship model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: South Kensington Museum
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 568 mm x 50 mm x 754 mm
Parts: Frame model; Sectional model; Midship model
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