Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger/cargo vessel. The hull is painted light grey with a light brown boot topping along the waterline whilst the upperworks and accommodation superstructure are painted a creamy white. The foredeck is fitted with a single mast rigged with two pairs of cargo derricks serving two grey covered cargo hatches. The superstructure has been split into two with the bridge section forward of the main accommodation block and is surrounded by four small cargo cranes. The main accommodation block is also surrounded by a pair of cargo cranes and small cargo derricks and is fitted with two pairs of lifeboats, rigged in davits, on the boat decks either side a single oval shaped funnel painted red with two black bands and a black top. The deck astern is fitted with four small cargo masts and derricks together with a large single mast also rigged with cargo derricks, all of which serving three large cargo hatches. The number "369" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0860
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 130 x 20 mm