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Description: | Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of the ?Winchelsea? (circa 1764) a frigate of 32 guns. The model is partially decked, fully planked on the starboard side, with exposed frames on the port side.
This model is one of several commissioned by Lord Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, to encourage George III?s and the Prince of Wales?s interest in the navy. Not surprisingly for a royal commission, the workmanship is of the highest standard. Because of the high profile of the project, it has been possible to establish by research through the state papers and Admiralty records that a Mr Burrough was paid for the ?carved work?, and that the model was built at Woolwich Dockyard.
J. Williams built the ?Winchelsea? at Sheerness to the designs of Sir Thomas Slade, who also designed Nelson?s ?Victory?. It measured 125 feet along the gun deck by 35 feet in the beam and was 680 tons burden. After a fairly quiet career in the Mediterranean, West Indies and Newfoundland, the ?Winchelsea? became a convalescent ship at Chatham in 1803, before being sold in 1815.
CA: AAA.Referenced in Anderson's catalogue (1952) as Royal Naval Museum Catalogue (1913), pg 47, Vanguard Room (West), No 9 Case, No 1, 'Sloop-of-war, 18th Century, shewing framing on port side'.
This model is one of several commissioned by Lord Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, to encourage George III?s and the Prince of Wales?s interest in the navy. Not surprisingly for a royal commission, the workmanship is of the highest standard. Because of the high profile of the project, it has been possible to establish by research through the state papers and Admiralty records that a Mr Burrough was paid for the ?carved work?, and that the model was built at Woolwich Dockyard.
J. Williams built the Winchelsea at Sheerness to the designs of Sir Thomas Slade, who also designed Nelson?s Victory. It measured 125 feet along the gun deck by 35 feet in the beam and was 680 tons burden. After a fairly quiet career in the Mediterranean, West Indies and Newfoundland, the Winchelsea became a convalescent ship at Chatham in 1803, before being sold in 1815.
This model was formally identified as the Orpheus(1780) but subsequent research by B Lavery, J Graves and S Stephens resulted in the current attribution.
caption: HMS 'Winchelsea' (1764) - port broadside
caption: HMS 'Winchelsea' (1764) - starboard broadside
caption: HMS 'Winchelsea' (1764) - stern detail
caption: HMS 'Winchelsea' (1764) - bow detail
caption: HMS 'Winchelsea' (1764) - deck
caption: HMS 'Winchelsea' (1764) - bow three quarter
caption: HMS 'Winchelsea' (1764) - stern quarter
caption: 'Winchelsea', 32 guns | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum skeleton models Orpheus 1780 models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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