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Description: | Scale: 1:48. A contemporary full hull model of a 74-gun two-decker ship of the line (circa 1760), built with a 'bread and butter' core, planked and finished in the Georgian style. Model is partially decked, fully equipped, rigged and mounted on its original baseboard. At this scale the model depicts a ship with a gun deck length of 166 feet by 47 feet in the beam and a tonnage of 1600 burden. A noticeable feature is the raised position of the channels that support the shrouds above the upper gun deck. The rigging is modern and was fitted in 1976.
There is a possibility that the model may depict 'Thunderer', or a similar ship, 'Hercules'. During the 18th century, attempts were made to find the optimum size for a ship of the time to carry the maximum armament on two decks. By 1757, the 74-gun ship of about 1600 tons burden was evolved and this, with minor modifications, was to become the standard medium sized fighting ship for the next 50 years.
CA: AAA. On Australian Touring Exhibition with models WN0217 and WN0220 1988. Exhibited in the Times 1776 exhibition at the National Maritime Museum (cost: #�2574.75).
At this scale the model depicts a ship with a gun deck length of 166 feet by 47 feet in the beam and a tonnage of 1600 burden. A noticeable feature is the raised position of the channels that support the shrouds above the upper gun deck. The rigging is modern and was fitted in 1976.
There is a possibility that the model may depict Thunderer, or a similar ship, Hercules. During the 18th century, attempts were made to find the optimum size for a ship of the time to carry the maximum armament on two decks. By 1757, the 74-gun ship of about 1600 tons burden was evolved and this, with minor modifications, was to become the standard medium sized fighting ship for the next 50 years.
caption: Possibly 'Hercules' or 'Thunderer', 74 guns
caption: Hercules or Thunderer; Warship; Third rate; 74 guns - Port Broadside
caption: Possibly 'Hercules' or 'Thunderer', 74 guns - detail bow
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caption: Port broadside view of the Hercules (1760-1)
caption: Hercules or Thunderer; Warship; Third rate; 74 guns - 3/4 Bow
caption: Hercules or Thunderer; Warship; Third rate; 74 guns - 1/4 Stern
caption: Hercules or Thunderer; Warship; Third rate; 74 guns - Stern
caption: Hercules or Thunderer; Warship; Third rate; 74 guns - Figurehead | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Navy Board model Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum Captain James Cook Navigator Hercules (1759) full hull ship models The National Maritime Museum - The Collections | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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