Model No. 17: Lodola?

Model No. 17


Model by: NGH
Made when: 1879 (ca.)
Estimated model scale: 1/12
Model length (ca.): 36.8" (93.5cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/12 (ca.): 36' 10" (11.2m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Catamaran
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room East Wall

Vessels from this model:
1 built, modeled by NGH
#187903es Lodola [Goody-Two-Shoes] (No 8) (1879)

Original text on model:
"Full model believed to be LODOLA 1879 cb catamaran" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model description:
"Believed to be catamaran Lodola of 1879." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)

Comment:
"This model is ca. 35.5" long. At a scale of 1/12 this would imply that it was made for a boat with an LOA of 35ft 6in. But note, that Lodola, the boat which is believed to have been built from this model had an LOA of 33ft." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. March 24, 2021.)


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