Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger vessel. The hull is painted black with light brown 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 two pairs of derricks which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with nine pairs of lifeboats, some double-banked, rigged to davits either side of a pair of oval-shaped funnels painted a buff yellow. There are also two pairs of cargo cranes and a large mizzen mast all rigged with derricks and located on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a raised boat deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits, while the lower deck is complete with four lifeboats and three grey covered cargo hatches. The number "43" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0895
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 200 x 20 mm