Model of Launch, for landing troops, fitted to carry a carronade on a sliding carriage
- Made:
- 1800-1810 in United Kingdom
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Model, scale 1:24 of launch, for landing troops (c. 1800), fitted to carry a carronade on a sliding carriage, unsigned, British, 1800-1810. The clincher-built launch, which pulls 16 oars, is also fitted with removable seating. This is to enable the launch to carry a carronade on a sliding carriage for use against hostile troops and light field guns ashore.
Details
- Category:
- Water Transport
- Object Number:
- 1865-41
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and paint
- Measurements:
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overall: 66 mm x 498 mm x 165 mm,
- type:
- model - representation and watercraft
- credit:
- Tucker, J. Scott
