Test tank model of 12-metre yacht GRETEL, serial number 6501
Date1965
Object number00029928
NameModel
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 340 x 1590 mm, 6 kg
ClassificationsModels
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Robert Halliday
DescriptionTest tank model of the 12-metre yacht GRETEL, serial number 6501. This model was used for testing in the hydrodynamics laboratory at Sydney University. Wooden hull is finished with marine copal varnish, and carries pencil markings from the tank tests. The model is cut off at approximately 75mm above the waterline. The deck is a reference plane only, no permanent ballast has been fitted. The model's linear scale is 13.333.
