Merchant vessel; Cargo vessel; Oil tanker

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of an oil tanker painted in realistic colours. The hull is painted black with a white stripe and a red band at the waterline. The maindeck and foredeck are brown. The bridge is located just forward of the centre of the ship and is connected to the stern superstructure by an elevated companionway running down the centre of the deck. The funnel is located at the stern, painted black, with a white horizontal band and incorporating Mitsubishi's red logo of three diamonds arranged in a circle.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0891
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: 27 x 170 x 24 mm