Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with green 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 rigged mast and three pairs of cargo cranes all serving three grey covered cargo hatches and a large, light brown cargo hatch. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with nine pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a pair of tall circular funnels, painted black. At the stern, there is a single rigged mast, together with a pair of cargo cranes, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. Right aft, there is a raised poop deck with four pairs of cargo derricks stored flat on skids. The number "19" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1005
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 mm x 135 mm x 15 mm