Model
HMS DETROIT
One small model of the Royal Navy ship, HMS DETROIT. The folk-art style model has a hand-carved wooden hull with thin wooden dowels used for the three masts as well as for the yard arms, bowsprit, and booms. Various deck structures, fittings, and a lifeboat are made of wood or metal. Small metal castings of cannons and carronades are mounted on the deck. Black thread has been used for shrouds, stays, and other standing rigging. White thread has been used for running rigging. The masts, yard arms, bowsprit, and booms are painted white and black. The hull topsides (above the waterline) are painted black. The port and starboard sides of the hull also have a checkered paint scheme which consists of a broad pale yellow horizontal stripe with black squares at gun ports. The underside area of the hull (below the waterline) is painted red. The hull and deck have also been finished with a coat of lacquer. Two small nail points protrude from the lower starboard side of the hull for mounting on a wall.
This model was part of a set of fifteen models which represented the ships (6 British and 9 American) that took part in the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813.
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