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An exhibition standard 1:384 scale waterline model of the U.S. Revenue Cutter 'Roger B. Taney' of New York, circa 1833, built by J.A. Evans. Measurements overall -- 5¼ x 8¼in (13.3 x 21 cm)
With standing and running rigging and full suit of sails set in a starboard reach, windlass, cleats, belaying rails, fife rails, hatches, deck house, ship's wheel and binnacle, ship's boat in stern davits and members of the crew. The planked hull, copper plated to the waterline and with planked topsides, finished in black, white and natural wood and mounted on a painted, moulded seascape. Glazed case
One of a popular class of cutters, the 'Roger B. Taney' was built in New York by Webb and Allen and served on the Atlantic coast for 25 years. She patrolled the Florida coast during the Seminole Indian troubles. The cutter's career ended when struck by lightening near Savannah, Georgia in 1857.
See illustration
With standing and running rigging and full suit of sails set in a starboard reach, windlass, cleats, belaying rails, fife rails, hatches, deck house, ship's wheel and binnacle, ship's boat in stern davits and members of the crew. The planked hull, copper plated to the waterline and with planked topsides, finished in black, white and natural wood and mounted on a painted, moulded seascape. Glazed case
One of a popular class of cutters, the 'Roger B. Taney' was built in New York by Webb and Allen and served on the Atlantic coast for 25 years. She patrolled the Florida coast during the Seminole Indian troubles. The cutter's career ended when struck by lightening near Savannah, Georgia in 1857.
See illustration