Model of the monitor Tijger, R. Napier & Sons, 1868

Model of the monitor Tijger, R. Napier & Sons, 1868

wood, brass, rope and paint, h 55cm × l 122cm × w 30.5cm Catalogue entry

The monitor is a product of the American Civil War, named after the first ship of this type. The vessel’s characteristic feature was its low deck on which a large central cannon was installed for a maximum field of fire. The Tijger was built for the Royal Netherlands Navy at the Scottish ship-yard Napier & Sons. Monitors were designed to protect river estuaries and other stretches of inland waterways.

On display in room 0.13

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