Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger vessel. The hull is painted black with light brown boot topping along the waterline and a thin gold line running the length of the vessel at deck level. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The split-level forward deck is fitted with two rigged masts and six cargo derricks serving four grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with nine pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a single tall oval shaped funnel, painted light yellow with a black top. There are four tall engine room ventilator cowlings surrounding the funnel, all of which are painted creamy white, and a single mast with four cargo derricks serving two grey covered cargo hatches. At the stern, there is a single rigged mast with a pair of cargo derricks serving two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck on which is fitted an accommodation block with bridge wings reaching either side of the stern. The number "12" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0903
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: 40 x 172 x 18 mm
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