Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black, the three cargo decks are painted mid-brown with grey hatch covers, and the foredeck and service decks are painted cream. The fore cargo deck has two hatches served by a derrick mast between them. The midship cargo deck has two small hatches served by a pair of derricks. The aft cargo deck has three hatches, the first two being served by a derrick mast, the third, rearmost one, which is much smaller than the others, served by a pair of small derricks. The flying bridge and accommodation is placed forward of amidships, and houses two small boats. Aft of this is the midship cargo hatches and abaft of them is a single tall funnel, painted yellow with a black top, four tall ventilators, and a pair of lifeboats. On base of model "354".

Object Details

ID: ZBA0979
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: 20 x 109 x 13 mm