Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger/cargo vessel. The hull is painted white with an olive green light brown boot topping along the waterline and a thin black line at deck level. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The forward deck is fitted with a large single mast rigged with two pairs of cargo cranes serving three grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with five pairs of lifeboats with brown hulls rigged to davits either side of a pair of circular slightly raking funnels, painted light yellow overall. There are four pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted creamy white and a large skylight towards the stern on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with a pair of small cargo cranes on a raised platform serving two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats with brown hulls rigged in davits, either side of a small skylight. The number "68" is written on the underside of the hull.

Waterline model of a passenger vessel. Painted white, with a blue stripe around the hull. Two yellow funnels.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0964
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 120 x 13 mm
Close

Your Request

If an item is shown as “offsite”, please allow eight days for your order to be processed. For further information, please contact Archive staff:

Email:
Tel: (during Library opening hours)

Click “Continue” below to continue processing your order with the Library team.

Continue