Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted a lavender 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 three pairs of derricks and a pair of cargo cranes/ventilators, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with five pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a tall circular funnel, painted red with a black top. There are three pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted white, together with two large water tanks on the raised deckhouses surrounding the funnel. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with three derricks and a smaller cargo cranes/ventilator, all of which serve a large grey covered cargo hatch. At the aft end of the stern is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits. The number "60" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1006
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 120 x 15 mm
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