Model of the bows section of HMS Challenger

Made:: 1872-1876 (expedition); 1977 (model) in Stratford-upon-Avon

maker:: Severn-Lamb Limited

Model of the bows section of HMS Challenger, as adapted for the Challenger Expedition of 1872-1876, scale 1:12, by Severn-Lamb Ltd., Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1977.

The Challenger Expedition (1872-1876), organised by the Royal Society and UK Hydrographic Office, circumnavigated the globe in order to study the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the deep sea. Culminating in a series of detailed scientific reports, the expedition has sometimes been claimed to be the origin of modern oceanography. HMS Challenger, after which the expedition was named, was captained by Captain George Strong Nares; Scottish naturalist Charles Wyville Thomson led the six-man scientific team.

HMS Challenger was a former naval warship, refitted to accommodate the extensive scientific work that was to take place at sea. This included the addition of chemical and natural history laboratories, and lots of space for the storage of specimens.

Details

Category:: Oceanography

Object Number:: 1977-25

Materials:: wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), brass (copper, zinc alloy), cotton thread and plastic (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall: 1040 mm x 1005 mm x 915 mm, , 11.02kg

type:: ships's bow section and model (representation)

credit:: Severn-Lamb Ltd.

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