F5819-001

'Guadeloupe', port broadside Long Caption: Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of the sixth-rate sloop 'Guadeloupe' (1763), 28 guns, built in the Georgian style. The model is decked and equipped. The unfinished appearance of the head and stern suggests that the model was built for design purposes but the measurements are correct for the frigate ‘Guadeloupe’ of 1763. The deck layout is typical of the early frigates. The raised forecastle shows the position of the foremast with bitts either side and the galley funnel and belfry at the break of the forecastle. Below, in the waist, are the riding bitts, the hatchways and by the mainmast position, the gallows bitts, freshwater and bilge pumps. The quarterdeck carries the main capstan and steering wheel. The mizzenmast was situated just abaft the wheel. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: SLR0509 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1763 Medium: pinewood; applewood; bone; brass; paint; varnish Size: 218 mm x 895 mm x 225 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.