Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted pale grey with a white band at the waterline and white upperworks. The decks are largely painted dark grey with lighter grey hatch covers. The long foredeck has a small hatch and a larger one aft of it, both served by derricks. The bridge is located forward of amidships and has an open navigation platform atop it. Between the bridge and the central superstructure there are two small cargo hatches served by a pair of derricks. The central superstructure accommodates four lifeboats and a single funnel painted black. Between this and the raised stern deck there are a further two hatch covers with the derrick mast between them. On base of model '386'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0940
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 130 x 16 mm