F5835-003

Ship of 24 guns, starboard stern quarter Long Caption: Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of a 24-gun, sixth-rate sloop (circa 1745), built in the Georgian style. The model is decked and features a carved figurehead and ornately decorated stern. Taken from the model, the vessel measures 114 feet along the gun deck by 32 feet in the beam, displacing approximately 570 tons burden. Oar ports do not appear to have been fitted and only two of the lower deck gunports were armed (two 9-pounders). The smaller ports are for ballast and stores. The quarterdeck was armed with two 3-pounders and the upper deck with twenty 9-pounders. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection Object: SLR0475 Artist: unknown Date: circa 1745 Medium: fruitwood; bone; brass; varnish Size: 165 mm x 690 mm x 165 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.