Empress of Scotland (1906); Passenger vessel; Liner
Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of the passenger vessel Empress of Scotland ex-Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (1906). The hull is painted black with a light brown boot topping along the waterline and a thin white line just below deck level. The upperworks and accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The forward deck is fitted with two masts rigged with four pairs of derricks, all of which serve four grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with eight pairs of doubled banked lifeboats rigged to davits, either side of the two tall funnels which are painted yellow/buff colour. Just aft of bridge deck is a smaller deck fitted with a single mast rigged with a pair of cargo derricks serving a single grey covered cargo hatch. Either side of the mast on a raised deck are five double banked lifeboats rigged in davits. At the stern is another mast rigged with two pairs of derricks serving two large grey covered cargo hatches. Either side of the mast on a raised deck is a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits. The number "2?" is written on the underside of the hull.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA0831 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Waterline model; Miniature model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Carpenter, Reginald |
Places: | Southampton; Devon |
Date made: | Unknown |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall model: 40 x 180 x 20 mm |