Half Hull Model of Clipper Ship SCHOMBERG
BuilderBuilt by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
Date1855
Object NameHalf Hull Model
Mediumwood, paint,
ClassificationsShipbuilding
DimensionsMaximum (Length): 2,000 mm
AcquisitionTransferred in 2023 from Glasgow Riverside Museum.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS095718.7
About MeModel of an Aberdeen Clipper Ship. One of a series of half hull models sent by Halls for an international exhibition at Glasgow in the 1880's. Halls sent 8 models to the exhibition, all of vessels that were early examples of their type or Clippers with their distinctive pointed bow.SCHOMBERG was a large Clipper Ship although it never did the tea run. It was capable of carrying up to 1000 passengers and cargo was wrecked on its first voyage to Tasmania..
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