Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black, with brown-painted cargo decks, lighter brown cargo hatch covers, and upper decks painted pale grey and mustard yellow. The extended foredeck has a single hatch with a heavy-lift derrick aft of it and two conventional derricks in front of it. The main cargo deck has four large rectangular hatches, with three pairs of heavy-lift derricks positioned between them. There are five small hatches on the stern deck served by a derrick crane. A radar mast surmounts the superstructure, which is placed aft. There is a single funnel painted yellow with a dark blue top and a red and white horizontal stripe.

On the base of the model: "389".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1022
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: 28 x 140 x 20 mm