Recreation vessel; Yacht
Scale: Unknown. Sectional model depicting longitudinal half of a vessel made entirely of natural wood possibly representing a yacht. The model consists of nine wooden lifts, a principle known as bread and butter construction. The model has been unscrewed and expanded and fixed to a perspex mount to illustrate this construction method. The hull resembles that of a yacht and is complete with a curved sheer on deck, an almost plumb stem and an overhanging counter with a short sternpost to take a rudder.
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Object Details
| ID: | SLR2689 |
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| Collection: | Ship models |
| Type: | Half block model |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | Unknown |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall model: 155 mm x 770 mm x 240 mm |