Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger/cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with a light brown boot topping along the waterline whilst the decks, upperworks and accommodation are painted a creamy white. The foredeck is fitted with a single mast rigged with a pair of cargo derricks serving a pair of large grey covered cargo hatches. The upper decks are fitted with five pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits running either side of a tall, oval-shaped funnel painted a buff yellow with a black top. At the stern, there is another mast rigged with four cargo derricks, and a pair of smaller cargo masts with derricks, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. The number "148" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0846
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: 35 x 133 x 18 mm