L0862

HMS 'Collingwood' (1882) Long Caption: Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the port side of the battleship HMS 'Collingwood' (1882), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline, a narrow white stripe above and black above the waterline. Hull details include a reinforced ram bow; single row of portholes fore and aft; bulwarks amidships with rectangular gunports; rudder (currently missing); and port propeller shaft casing and mounting. Other features and fittings include fore deck with a gun mounted on a ten-sided conical-shaped turret; superstructure amidships accommodating bridge, two funnels painted off-white with ochre tops, and stump mainmast; and aft deck with identical gun and turret to that on the foredeck. 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 'Collingwood'. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR1121 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1882 Medium: wood; paint Size: 409 mm x 2194 mm x 221 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.