Nauticalia Ship-in-Bottle - HMS Endeavour - 14cmHandmade in the traditional manner; this ship-in-bottle combines wooden hull with cloth sails and extensive rigging. Mounted on a wooden stand with nameplate. Overall measurement is 5.5".
HMS Victory Designed by Sir Thomas Slade and launched in 1765 she was the ultimate Georgian warship, armed with 102 guns plus two carronades in the fo’c’sle, she displaced approximately 3,500 tons and carried a crew of about 850. HMS Victory remains a commissioned warship - the oldest in the world – and today she serves as flagship to the First Sea Lord. |