Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger vessel. The hull is painted light grey with an olive green boot topping along the waterline. The upper superstructure and accommodation is painted white and the decks are finished in a creamy white. The split level foredeck is fitted with a large single mast rigged with two pairs of cargo derricks, serving two grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with eight pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits, either side of the three oval shaped, raking funnels which are painted black with a central red band and a thin black line. There are also eight pairs of engine room ventilator cowlings, painted white, on the upper deck. Towards the stern, on the boat deck, is rigged a large single mast rigged with a gaff. The number "103" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0851
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: 42 x 150 x 20 mm