Mauretania (1906); Passenger vessel: Liner

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of the transatlantic passenger liner Mauretania (1906) depicted in her all-white cruising livery later in her career. The hull is painted a creamy white with a light brown boot topping along the waterline. The upperworks and accommodation superstructure and decks are also painted a creamy white with the forward deck fitted with a single mast rigged with three cargo derricks serving two light brown covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with eleven pairs of doubled banked lifeboats rigged to davits, either side of the four tall funnels which are painted red with black thin horizontal lines and tops. There are also nine pairs of large ventilator cowlings on either side of the funnels to provide fresh air below in the engine rooms. At the stern, there is a large mast just forward of another raised deck area with a pair of ventilator cowlings situated on top. The number "6" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0845
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: 48 x 200 x 25 mm