Full hull model; Baseboard

Baseboard for the full hull model of the diving support vessel Star Arcturus (1975) made entirely in wood with metal, and synthetic fittings and painted in semi-realistic colours. The model is mounted on four tubular metal supports and displayed in a glazed display case. On port and starboard bows ‘Star Arcturus’. On stern ‘Star Arcturus Aberdeen’. On plaque ‘Ship no.1333: Launched November 1975: Diving support vessel: Star Arcturus: Built by Smiths Dock Co Ltd Middlesborough, England: for Star Offshore Services Ltd, London. On long term charter to Lockhead Petroleum Service Ltd, Canada. Scale 1: 100. Model made by Iain L Rae, Aberdeen, Scotland’.

Object Details

ID: SLR1750.2
Type: Full hull model; Baseboard
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Rae, Iain L.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm x 1030 mm
Parts: Star Arcturus (1975); Service vessel; Diving support vessel (Full hull model)