Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Ship shape
Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 30, 2018
1. Ship shape Marker
What? The ship-side mock-up is a 3m × 3m snapshot replica of the mid-ship section of HMS Victory.
Who? T. Nielson & Co., traditional wooden ship builders, have constructed the mock-up for the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
When? Installed in early 2016, the mock-up is monitored each month and continues as a long term research project on the dockside.
Why? the dockyard’s marine conditions make for a difficult conservation environment. The mock-up is testing the durability and effectiveness of the techniques we intend to use in future conservation work. These include different types of timber planking, fastenings, caulking and paint systems.
Images, clockwise from left: Paint layers applied to timber planking; installing the ship-side mock-up; constructing the mock-up; caulking — sealing the joints in the planking.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 50° 48.087′ N, 1° 6.579′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, England. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Queen Street (Route B2154) and Wickham Street, on the left when traveling north. Located in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Touch for map
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Field Gun Competition (within shouting distance of this marker); Field Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); A battle against time (within shouting distance of this marker); Taking a closer look (within shouting distance of this marker); Hidden layers (within shouting distance of this marker); Here Nelson Fell (within shouting distance of this marker); HMS M.33 (within shouting distance of this marker); Victory will appear ‘as at Trafalgar’ (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, July 30, 2018
2. Ship shape Marker and Hull Mock-up
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
