Bittern (1890); Cargo vessel; Service vessel; Fishing vessel; Yawl; East coast beach yawl
Scale: 1:12. A full hull model of the East coast beach yawl Bittern (1890) made entirely in wood with wood, metal and organic material fittings and painted in realistic colours. The clinker-built hull, double-ended hull is painted black below the waterline, white above and has a dark wood strake on which is painted a narrow blue stripe. The long flat-bottomed rudder is similarly painted black and white. The depicted vessel is two-masted and lug-rigged with a cream-coloured sail set on each mast. Other features include thwarts, anchor, two boat hooks tiller and boom. The model is displayed on a pair of shaped wooden crutches connected by two stretchers.
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Object Details
ID: | SLR1214 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model; Sails set |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Vessels: | Bittern (1890) |
Date made: | early 20th century ? |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. We regret that Museum enquiries have not been able to identify the copyright holder and would welcome any information that would help us update our records. Please contact the Picture Library. |
Measurements: | Overall: 980 x 1425 x 307 mm |
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