Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with light brown boot topping along the waterline and a thin white line at deck level. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The split-level forward deck is fitted with a large single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks, two pairs of cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with four pairs of black hulled lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a single slightly raking circular funnel, painted black overall. There are five pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted creamy white, located around the base of the funnel and on top of the large skylight, towards of the stern of the boat deck. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks, a pair of smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with two deck house, just aft of the last cargo hatch. The number "169" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0863
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: 32 x 130 x 15 mm
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