Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. Waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull painted black with a pink stripe at the waterline and white upper parts. The foredeck aft-deck and cargo decks are painted dark grey with mid-grey cargo hatch covers. The central island decks are painted a buff colour. There are two hatches on the forward cargo deck served by a pair of derricks on the foredeck a derrick mast between the hatches and two further derricks on the superstructure. The superstructure is placed amidships and incorporates two pairs of derricks, four lifeboats, ventilators, accommodation, bridge and observation post and single funnel painted blue with a black top. There are two hatches on the aft cargo deck served by two pairs of derricks and a derrick mast between them. There is a temporary bridge on the aft-deck. The number on the base of the model is obscured.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0955
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: 31 mm x 127 mm x 15 mm