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Description: | Full hull model of the 'Ganges' (1873), a lugger, built plank on frame at a scale of 1:24. The model is decked, equipped and rigged, with the sails set. ?Ganges Penzance? is written on the port and starboard bows and ?PZ156? is on the port and starboard stern quarters.
This Cornish Lugger was launched in Mousehole in 1873 and fished Cornish waters for 13 years. These luggers were extremely fast and seaworthy and could sail 45� into the wind. One, the ?Mystery? sailed from Newlyn, Cornwall via the Cape to Australia in 63 days when big schooners were taking 100 days.
CA: BBC.
caption: 'Ganges', port � bow
caption: 'Ganges', port broadside
caption: 'Ganges', starboard broadside
caption: 'Ganges', starboard stern quarter | 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 Ganges 1873 full hull ship models | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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