Berengaria (1912); Merchant vessel; Passenger vessel; Passenger liner

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of the passenger liner Berengaria ex-Imperator (1912), painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted black, with white upperworks and the three funnels are painted red with black tops. The model shows a total of 40 lifeboats, two pairs at the bow, four at the stern, four nested around the mainmast (two are missing), 16 on the port and starboard promenade deck, and a further 12 stowed in the enclosed deck below. There are two large square ventilators positioned between the second and third funnels.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0844
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: 52 x 234 x 26 mm