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Description: | Scale: 1:24. A half block model of the starboard side of a steam tug (1880) made entirely in wood and painted and varnished. The hull is varnished wood below the waterline, black above, with a blond-coloured wood strake running its entire length. Fittings include a stump foremast and mainmast; superstructure positioned forward of amidships; the side of which is protected by a curved bulwark; enclosed bridge with entry port and window details inscribed in black penwork; single stump funnel; and single three-bladed propeller that has been drawn onto the model in black penwork. The model is displayed on a rectangular backboard with bevelled edges. The waterline is indicated by a darker wood below the waterline, and a slightly lighter coloured wood above.
CA: BAC. On acquisition slip: "S.T Gnat No. 117".
caption: Tug - broadside | 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 blocks models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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