| jocknroll | 19 Nov 2021 4:15 p.m. PST |
A recent trip resulted in lots of photos – full blog report here:
link Some Age if Sail bling here:
Naseby 1658 – 88 guns
Pool of London 1710 – 1/1200 scale model
19th century 2nd rate designed and built in India – model is nearly 10 feet long
The coat in which Nelson was shot (bullet hole left shoulder)
Now, that IS a trophy! Stern of Implacable – French Napoleonic ship. |
| William Warner | 19 Nov 2021 5:17 p.m. PST |
Wow! Makes one want to stand up and sing "Hail Britannia." Reminds me of my visit to the naval museums in Portsmouth, back in the 1980's, during my first and only visit to the British Isles. |
| Warspite1 | 19 Nov 2021 5:18 p.m. PST |
The last time I was there I was told there was a strict photography ban, I am glad to see their policy has changed. Barry |
| johannes55 | 20 Nov 2021 2:15 a.m. PST |
Great, thanks for sharing |
| jocknroll | 20 Nov 2021 2:38 a.m. PST |
Several staff members saw me taking pictures, in fact two made a point of staying out of the shot for which I thanked them! |
| King Monkey | 20 Nov 2021 3:03 a.m. PST |
I thought the photography ban was just on board HMS Victory? |
Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 20 Nov 2021 10:37 a.m. PST |
On my to-do list for the next time I'm in London! |
| dantheman | 21 Nov 2021 6:30 a.m. PST |
How many original admiralty models are now on display? When I last visited their was a case with several models. I am told most are now in storage because they generate little interest. |
| Mr Astrolabe | 21 Nov 2021 7:58 a.m. PST |
How many original admiralty models are now on display? When I last visited their was a case with several models. I am told most are now in storage because they generate little interest. …there was an equally impressive hall at the Science Museum – see below link
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also now gone! Shame these models from both places are stuck in boxes somewhere – would be a great scan in 3d & upload archive. |
| ConnaughtRanger | 21 Nov 2021 2:00 p.m. PST |
Are we still allowed to commemorate Nelson? Apparently he may or may not have written a letter that may or may not have mentioned "slavery" so we have to ignore that he was one of the greatest Royal Naval Officers and played a pivotal role in the destruction of a very odious regime. |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 21 Nov 2021 7:59 p.m. PST |
Thanks for posting. On my list the next time I get over there. |
| dantheman | 22 Nov 2021 8:37 a.m. PST |
A researcher in Australia 3D scanned Dutch VOC models as a research project. Unfortunately their seems to be little interest in making them public. Funding is a challenge. |
| N Drury | 23 Nov 2021 4:21 a.m. PST |
Some of the models (including those of the various dockyards themselves) are now in Chatham Historic Dockyard though they may only be viewable on booked tours. Many are now at The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre link |
| Blutarski | 23 Nov 2021 4:41 p.m. PST |
Been a very long time since I last visited the NMM (1976?). Do they still have that magnificent collection of preserved AoS ships' figureheads in the great hall? B |
| jocknroll | 23 Nov 2021 5:15 p.m. PST |
Yes the figureheads are still there. |
