Model No. 1903: Clara (Gunboat)

Model by: NGH
Made when: May 1878 (?)
Power/Sail: P
Vessel Type: Steam Gunboat
Model location: H.M.M. Exterior Wall of Model Room

Vessels from this model:
1 built, modeled by NGH

Original text on model:
"#39 CLARA 139 x 19 _ Spanish Navy." (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Comment:
"Exterior Wall of Model Room." (Source: Curator Herreshoff Marine Museum, 2004.)

Model identification:
"Note that the bow profile of this model does not match that of a photo purported to show Clara. Either the model or the photo may be mislabeled --- or Clara was materially altered before the photo was taken.
Also, compare model 1419 and model 1903 (Clara)." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. 2008.)

Related model(s):
Model 1419 by NGH??? (1880s?); power Model 1903 by NGH (1878?); #39p Clara