Model of a War Galley

Rigged frame model of a flat-bottomed cannon galley with thirty oars, on a stand, incomplete. The ship has one deck with a raised section in the middle; on this raised part and the railing lie the oarlocks. No figurehead; in the bow is a sled for one gun, which runs below deck; the sled in the stern also runs below deck. Flat stern with a port with doors for the guns; wide rudder with quadrant and tiller. Below deck, cabins are arranged on both sides of the sled. The keel rises slightly towards both ends, one bark timber. Round frame. On the starboard side, the skin is omitted. The rig is a three-masted schooner rig without sails; the bowsprit and the foremast are slightly off-center to starboard; only the mainmast has a topmast, and two gaffs for lug sails; the mizzenmast has a gaff for a lug sail and a parrot stick. The model is equipped with Swedish navy flags. Scale approx. 1:22 (derived).