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Model of ‘Gradenigo’ Ship
Specifications
Model of ‘Gradenigo’ Ship
Category
Transportation
Classification
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Documentary Objects - Other Documents - Model
Object Origin
1650
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: 1/20 scale model of a galley ship; white and stained wood hull; two (2) wood masts with pole and red flag on top of each; two (2) large white triangular sailes lashed to angled booms; rope, ladders and other rigging attach from masts to side rails of hull; fifty (50) white oars (twenty-five (25) each side) mounted through holes in side rails; ornate gold, blue, red and black roofed structure at stern, with relief images of sailing vessels on the ...
Measurements: Object:
Height: 59.5 in, Length: 8 ft 6 in, Width: 47 in
Credit
Received from the Italian Government, National Council of Research, 33.465a
Display Status
On Exhibit
Model of ‘Gradenigo’ Ship
About: Model of ‘Gradenigo’ Ship
About: Model of ‘Gradenigo’ Ship
This is a model of the 17th century Venetian ship Gradenigo. The original ship was built by workers in Venice’s great shipyard, Arsenale. This oar-and sail-powered ship was built to be used on the Mediterranean Sea in the 1650s. In battle, galley ships like this would line up-side by side and fire their guns forward at the enemy. When the battle reached a climax, fighting men would run across the ship’s armored beak, to board and dominate enemy ships.
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