General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD/ FABRIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

66.0 cm

Width

30.0 cm

Height

48.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MAGNA

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

Unknown

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A ROMAN CARGO SHIP CA. 200 A.D. LIKE THE GREEK SHIPS OF THE SAME PERIOD, ROMAN SHIPS WERE BUILT USING SHEEL FIRST CONSTRUCTION & THE MORTISE & TENONMETHOD OF JOINING THE EDGES OF THE PLANKS TOGETHER. THIS PRACTICE WAS FURTHER REINFORCED BY DOWELS & ON THE INSIDE, HALF FRAMES ALTERNATED WITH FUTTOCKS & FLOOR TIMBERS. HULL WAS SHEATHED FIRST IN PITCH-SOAKED WOOL OR SOME OTHER WOVEN MATERIAL, THEN WITH A LAYER OF LEAD SHEATHING HELD BY COPPER NAILS IN ORDER TO PROTECT AGAINST MARINE WORMS. RIGGING CONSISTED OF ONE SQUARE SAIL WITH AN ARTEMON, A HEAVY FORESTAY & SHROUDS WITH TACKLES. THE ARTEMON SAIL MADE ITS FIRST APPEARANCE IN THESE VESSELS & WAS SET ON A VERY RAKED MAST JUTTING OVER THE BOW.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LETTER 'R' ON MAIN SAIL

Missing

N/A

Finish

STAINED BROWN ABOVE WATER LINE/ SQUARE MAIN SAIL AT MID-SHIPS & A SMALLER SAIL OVERHANGING THE BOW ON A LEANING MAST/ AT STERN IS A CARVED SWAN'S HEAD/ ON DECK, IS ONE CABIN AT REAR & A LOADING HOLE JUST FORWARD OF MIDSHIP/ RESTS ON A WOOD BASE PAINTED GREY, 27" X 13" X 1"/ 2 PADDLE RUDDERS ON EACH SIDE OF STERN

Decoration

N/A