Summary
Model of the Monitor HMVS Cerberus (3480 tons). Original ship built by Palmer & Co., UK in 1870. One of the earliest warships equipped with turrets each fitted with two 10-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns. This roughly 1:120 half section scale model was made by Commander James. L. Breaks. Breaks was one of the original engineers on the Cerberus and was onboard during the voyage from Britain to Australia in 1870-71 via the Suez Canal. Breaks was associated with Cerberus for the rest of his career. After being appointed as Fleet Engineer of the Victorian Colonial Navy he joined the Commonwealth Naval Forces and retired in 1905. The model was donated to the Museum in 1920 by his widow following his death in 1919 at Williamstown.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs J. Lennox Breaks, 11 May 1920
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Modelmaker
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Classification
Water transport, Steam power, Model naval vessels - victorian
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
70 cm (Length), 20 cm (Width), 35 cm (Height)
Measurements taken for Australia Gallery redevelopment. Meaurements of object on wooden plinth.
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Overall Dimensions
58 cm (Length), 6.5 cm (Width), 32.7 cm (Height)
Measurements taken for Australia Gallery redevelopment. Measurement of object without plinth. Width is for half of the ship only (object divided in two longways).
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Maximum dimensions
201 mm (Length), 698 mm (Width), 340 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Model Scale
1:120
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