Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted light grey with a bright blue band at the waterline and white upperworks. The decks and cargo hatches are also painted light grey. The superstructure is positioned towards the stern and is surmounted by a tall radar mast and an orange funnel with narrow black and white stripes, a black top, and the logo for the Blue Star Line. Forward of the bridge there are four cargo hatches served by three pairs of derricks (one derrick missing). There is one cargo hatch at the stern served by a pair of derricks (one missing). There are two lifeboats on davits with red hulls. On base of model '370'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0859
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: 25 x 130 x 17 mm