The whalebone ship is believed to have been carved during the Napoleonic Wars [Leeds Industrial Museum] A model ship carved from whalebone by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars and a replica ...

The primary work of an experimental model basin is the estimation, with reasonable accuracy, of the resistance and horse-power of full-sized ships from experiments with small and inexpensive models.

A model ship carved from whalebone by a French prisoner during the Napoleonic Wars and a replica of a "cursed" vessel have gone on display at a Leeds museum. The maritime miniatures were uncovered ...