Ship model

This article is about static model ships. For operating models, see Model yachting and Radio-controlled boat.

Model of a 19th-century vessel in the Bishop Museum, Hawaii

Model ship cross sections on display in a shop in Mauritius

Ship models or model ships are scale models of ships. They can range in size from 1/6000 scale wargaming miniatures to large vessels capable of holding people.

Ship modeling is a craft as old as shipbuilding itself, stretching back to ancient times when water transport was first developed.