Model of the screw-propeller steamship Watergeus
The design of the Watergeus was based on the CSS Alabama, a sloop-of-war deployed for commerce raiding by the southern states during the American Civil War. The vessel’s outward appearance of a merchant ship was misleading, as her high, armoured sides concealed some considerable firepower. She was fitted with a double-screw propeller, which could be raised, and had a retract-able steam funnel.
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Model of the screw-propeller steamship Watergeus
The design of the Watergeus was based on the CSS Alabama, a sloop-of-war deployed for commerce raiding by the southern states during the American Civil War. The vessel’s outward appearance of a merchant ship was misleading, as her high, armoured sides concealed some considerable firepower. She was fitted with a double-screw propeller, which could be raised, and had a retract-able steam funnel.
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De Watergeus werd gebouwd naar ...... een uitschuifbare schoorsteen.
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The design of the Watergeus wa ...... d a retract-able steam funnel.
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NG-MC-1134
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Rijksmuseum
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Model of the screw-propeller steamship Watergeus
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Model van het schroefstoomschip Watergeus
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created
c. 1863
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ca. 1863
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breedte 17 cm
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height 35.5 cm
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hoogte 35,5 cm
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lengte 79 cm
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length 79 cm
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width 17 cm
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Collectie: Marinemodellenkamer
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Collection: Navy Model Room
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provenance
...; transferred from the Mini ...... The Hague, to the museum, 1883
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temporal
derde kwart 19e eeuw
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third quarter 19th century
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