Model screw engines fitted in 1859 to W.H.M.S. "Conqueror"

Made:
1863-1869 in London
maker:
Ravenhill, Hodgson and Company
Model screw engines fitted in 1859 to W.H.M.S. "Conqueror"

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Working model, scale 1:8, of horizontal twin-cylinder return connecting rod set screw engines, as fitted on the HM ships 'Nelson', 'Tamar' and Conqueror (1863), made by Ravenhill Hodgson and Co., London, mounted on original steel base.

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1869-14
Materials:
copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), paint and oil (unspecified)
Measurements:
overall: 415 mm x 781 mm x 1060 mm,
type:
model - representation
credit:
Ravenhill Hodgson and Company

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