Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted a light grey 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 tall single mast rigged with two pairs of cargo derricks, serving two grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with six pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a pair of oval-shaped funnels, painted a light yellow. At the stern, there is another tall mast rigged with two pairs of derricks serving two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits. The number "125" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1012
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: 40 x 140 x 16 mm