Object:

Model of the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand

Title / object name  Model of the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand
Maker  Role  Date  
Devitt, T  model maker  1955 - 1959  
Materials  wood, steel, brass, paper, paint, ink, adhesive
Dimensions
Overall  870 (Height) x 2235 (Length) x 745 (Depth) mm
Approximate  1950 (Length) x 750 (Height) x 300 (Width) mm
Approximate  2200 (Length) x 700 (Width) mm
Classification  models, battleships
Registration Number  NS000038
Credit Line
Gift of the Wellington Marine Model Club, 1959.

This is a waterline model (a model made to represent a ship afloat on the water, as opposed to showing it entire with its hull) of the British battlecruiser HMS New Zealand. The model was made by Captain T M Devitt and other members of the Wellington Marine Model Club for Te Papa's predecessor, the Dominion Museum, between 1955 and 1959.

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