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HMS 'Majestic' (1895) Long Caption: Scale: 1:48. A half block model of the starboard side of the first class battleship HMS Majestic (1895), made entirely in wood and painted pink-brown below the waterline and black above. Hull details include a ram bow; two rows of portholes; and rudder (currently missing). The deck, superstructures and most of the fittings are painted a uniform grey. Features and fittings include a pair of turrets fore and aft, the guns painted black; bridge abaft the forward turret and smaller superstructure forward of the aft turret; single funnel mounting with a stump funnel, painted ochre; and stump mast. The model is displayed on a backboard painted off-white with a mahogany-stained frame. Both the mast and funnel extend vertically just beyond the frame of the backboard. On plaque attached to top right-hand side of backboard Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR1262 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1895 Medium: wood; steel; metal; paint; varnish Size: 365 mm x 2346 mm x 166 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.