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. 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, a pair of cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with four pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a single tall circular funnel, painted light blue with a black top. There are four pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted black around the base of the funnel and a large skylight towards the stern on the boat deck. There are three pairs of ventilator cowlings on top of the skylight. between the bridge and the funnel is a raised boat deck with a pair of cargo cranes serving a single grey cargo hatch, and a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks, and two pairs of smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits, either side of an accommodation block. The number "115" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA0999
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 133 x 15 mm