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 one pair of derricks and two pairs of cargo cranes, all of which serve 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 single tall circular funnel, painted light yellow overall. There are two pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted a light yellow located at the base of the funnel and two smaller ventilator cowlings painted white on top of a deckhouse towards the stern of the boat deck. The bridge assembly is separate from the main accommodation block between which is a single grey covered hatch served by a pair of small cargo cranes. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks and two pairs of smaller cargo cranes serving 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 "129" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1016
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: 38 x 132 x 17 mm
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