Passenger/cargo vessel
Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with light brown boot topping along the waterline and a thin white line at deck level. 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 and a pair of cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. Surrounding the base of the foremast is a raised boat deck complete with a pair of black-hulled lifeboats rigged in davits. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with six pairs of lifeboats, double-banked and rigged to davits either side of a tall circular funnel, painted black with two white stripes. There are five pairs of engine room ventilator cowlings, painted black and a creamy white, situated at the base of the funnel and around a large skylight towards the stern on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks serving two grey covered cargo hatches. At the same level, there is a pair of black-hulled lifeboats, double-banked and rigged in davits, situated on either side of a raised accommodation block. The number "111" is written on the underside of the hull.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA0958 |
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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: 35 x 125 x 15 mm |