H5699

'Eupectela', port stern quarter Long Caption: Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of the SS 'Euplectela' (1894) a bulk oil tanker. Constructed in the builder's style, the model is decked, fully equipped with stump masts and funnel. The hull is inscribed with 'Euplectela' on the port and starboard bows together with 'Euplectela London' on the stern. Built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, it measured 340 feet in length by 44 feet in the beam with a tonnage of 3918 gross. It was powered by a single triple-expansion steam engine of 352 nominal horsepower and was capable of a speed of 10 knots. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR1255 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1894 Medium: wood; brass; copper; gold; glass; paint; varnish Size: 590 mm x 2240 mm x 290 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.