Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger/cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with an olive green boot topping along the waterline and a thin white line at deck level. The upperworks, accommodation and decks are all painted a creamy white. The forward deck is fitted with a large single mast rigged with two pairs of cargo davits serving two grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with nine pairs of lifeboats rigged in davits and on skids, either side and between a pair of tall, oval-shaped funnels which are painted yellow buff with black tops. There are also four pairs of engine room ventilator cowlings surrounding the funnels and on the aft end of the upper deck. The split-level deck at the stern, there is large single mast rigged with two pairs of cargo derricks and together with two smaller cranes serve two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits either side of a rectangular accommodation block fitted with a raised bridge wing. The number "45" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0850
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 150 x 20 mm
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