Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with brick red boot topping along the waterline. 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 four pairs of 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 a pair of raking, oval-shaped funnels, painted black with a thin white band towards the top. Just aft of the bridge is a rectangular skylight and two pairs of black engine room ventilator cowlings surrounding the base of the first funnel. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with four pairs of derricks serving two pairs of grey covered cargo hatches. The number "155"? is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0875
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: 45 x 135 x 15 mm
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