Ship model

This article is about static model ships. For operating models, see Model yachting and Radio-controlled boat.
Model of a 19th-century vessel in the Bishop Museum, Hawaii
Model ship cross sections on display in a shop in Mauritius

Ship models or model ships are scale models of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people.[1]

Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself, stretching back to ancient times when water transport was first developed.

  1. ^ "HMS Invincible Model". The Invergordon Naval Museum and Heritage Centre. December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-05.