Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black, with a brick red stripe at the waterline and white upper parts. The cargo decks are painted very dark grey with mid-grey cargo hatch covers. The stern deck, midship deck area and top deck are all painted a pale buff colour. The foredeck has a single hatch and there is a larger hatch on the deck aft, both served by a derrick mast set between them. Abaft of this is the main superstructure incorporating the bridge and accommodation. There is a further single hatch abaft of the superstructure served by a pair of derricks. The raised deck amidships houses eight ventilators, four lifeboats, a derrick mast, and a single tall funnel, painted black with two broad, horizontal red stripes. There are two hatches on the aft cargo deck, the rearmost of which is smaller, served by a derrick mast between them. The stern deck incorporates a raised deck area devoid of detail. On base of model "341".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1018
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: 25 x 124 x 16 mm
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