Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger. The hull is painted green with a pinkish red boot topping along the waterline. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The forward deck is fitted with a large single mast rigged with a pair of derricks which serve a single brown covered cargo hatch. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with seven pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a pair of tall circular funnels, painted red with two thin black lines and black top. There are three pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted a light brown surrounding the funnels and another four smaller ventilators situated around two small accommodation blocks on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks serving two brown covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with four lifeboats rigged in davits situated on top of an accommodation block. The number "85" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0913
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: 30 x 103 x 13 mm
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