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A model of the Alfonso de Alburquerque.
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| A model of the Alfonso de Alburquerque. |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H3074 |
| Description: A half-block model of the 'Alfonso Alburquerque', an iron-sheathed cruiser built at the Thames Ironworks for the Portuguese government in 1884. She was 205 feet long, had a breadth of 33 feet, depth of 16.6 feet and a displacement of 1150 tons. Her maximum speed was 13.5 knots and she was armed with 2 six inch Armstrong guns and 5 forty-pounders. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: c. 1884 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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