Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with a pink band at the waterline and white upperworks. The cargo decks are painted dark grey and the hatch covers a lighter grey. There is a small cargo hatch on the foredeck served by a pair of derricks. On the main deck there are four cargo hatches, the foremost one smaller than the rest. Serving them are two pairs of heavy lift derrick cranes and a pair of conventional derricks. There is a further cargo hatch on the stern deck served by a pair of heavy lift derrick cranes and a pair of conventional derricks. All the derricks are painted pink-red and the cranes are off-white. The superstructure is located towards the stern with a tall forward section, surmounted by a radar mast and single funnel painted red with a black top. On base of model '384'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0877
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