I usually manage to visit the Muckleburgh Collection in Norfolk every three or four years. I have not been recently, but I understand that the collection of 1:96th-scale model ships build by Wyndham Williams is still on show.
Here are a selection of the models in that collection:
HMS Magnificent
HMS Magnificent was one of the nine Majestic-class battleships built for the Royal Navy built during the last decade of the nineteenth century.
Her specifications were:
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HMS Hornet
HMS Hornet was one of the Acheron-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy just before the First World War.
Her specifications were:
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HMS Warrior
HMS Warrior (and her sister-ship HMS Black Prince) were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships built anywhere in the world. She has been preserved as a museum in Portsmouth as part of the National Historic Fleet.
Her specifications were:
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HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship that was built during the First World War for the Royal Navy and continued in service (after a major reconstruction) throughout the Second World War.
Her specifications were:
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Here are a selection of the models in that collection:
HMS Magnificent
HMS Magnificent was one of the nine Majestic-class battleships built for the Royal Navy built during the last decade of the nineteenth century.
Her specifications were:
- Displacement: 16,060 tons
- Length: 421 feet
- Beam: 75 feet
- Draught: 27 feet
- Propulsion: 2 × 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engines powering twin screws
- Speed: 16 knots
- Complement: 672
- Armament:
- 4 x BL 12-inch 35-calibre Mk VIII guns (2 x 2)
- 12 x QF 6-inch 40-calibre guns (12 x 1)
- 16 x QF 12-pounder (3-inch) (16 x 1)
- 12 x QF 3-pounder (12 x 1)
- 5 x 18-inch torpedo tubes (four submerged, one above water)
- Armour:
- Belt armour: 9 inches
- Deck: 2.5 to 4.5 inches
- Barbettes: 14 inches
- Conning Tower: 14 inches
HMS Hornet
HMS Hornet was one of the Acheron-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy just before the First World War.
Her specifications were:
- Displacement: 910 tons
- Length: 246 feet
- Beam: 26 feet
- Draught: 8.9 feet
- Propulsion: 2 × steam turbine engines powering twin screws
- Speed: 28 knots
- Complement: 72
- Armament:
- 2 x BL 4-inch L/40 Mark VIII guns (2 x 1)
- 2 x QF 12-pounder (3-inch) (2 x 1)
- 2 x 21-inch torpedo tubes
HMS Warrior
HMS Warrior (and her sister-ship HMS Black Prince) were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships built anywhere in the world. She has been preserved as a museum in Portsmouth as part of the National Historic Fleet.
Her specifications were:
- Displacement: 9,137 tons
- Length: 420 feet
- Beam: 58 feet 4 inches
- Draught: 26 feet 10 inches
- Propulsion: 1 x steam trunk engine powering a single screw
- Speed: 14 knots
- Complement: 706
- Armament:
- 26 x Smoothbore muzzle-loading 68-pounder guns
- 10 x Rifled breechloading 110-pounder guns
- 4 x Rifled breechloading 40-pounder guns
- Armour:
- Belt armour: 4.5 inches
- Bulkheads: 4.5 inches
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship that was built during the First World War for the Royal Navy and continued in service (after a major reconstruction) throughout the Second World War.
Her specifications were:
- Displacement (as built): 33,410 tons
- Length: 639 feet 5 inches
- Beam: 90 feet 6 inches
- Draught: 30 feet 6 inches
- Propulsion: 4 × direct drive steam turbines powering four screws
- Speed: 24 knots
- Complement: 925 to 1,220
- Armament (after reconstruction):
- 8 x BL 15-inch L/42 guns Mk I guns (4 x 2)
- 8 x QF 6-inch 40-calibre guns (8 x 1)
- 8 x QF 4-inch Mk XVI anti-aircraft guns (4 x 2)
- 32 x 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns (4 x 8)
- 16 x 0.5-inch anti-aircraft machine guns (4 x 4)
- Armour:
- Belt armour: 14 inches
- Barbettes and Turrets: 13 inches
- Conning Tower: 12 inches
