F9346-001

Service vessel; Horse transport Long Caption: Scale: 1:24? A full hull model of a horse transport barge of the type used during the Crimean War (1854-55) made entirely in wood with metal fittings and varnished a dark brown finish. The hull is flat-bottomed, double-ended with ramps at either end that can be lowered for loading horses. The ramps each have a tear-shaped aperture. Fittings include removable washstrakes, a number of ringbolts for tying ropes to when alongside a towing vessel and for securing the horses for safe transit, and three bottom boards. On label ‘Model of a horse boat used in Crimea’. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: SLR1797 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1854-1855 Medium: wood; metal; coating: varnish Size: 94 x 620 x 204 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.