Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. Waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull painted black with a pink stripe at the waterline and white upper parts. The three island decks are painted cream and the cargo decks are painted dark grey with mid-grey cargo hatch covers. There are two pairs of derricks on the foredeck with integral ventilators. There are two cargo hatches on the forward cargo deck with a tall derrick mast set between them. The elongated central island superstructure incorporates a three deck bridge surmounted by an observation post, a pair of derricks, eleven ventilators, ten lifeboats and a single tall funnel, painted blue with a black top. The aft cargo deck has two hatches with a derrick mast set between them. The aft-deck has a pair of derricks and a raised deck with two lifeboats. On base of model: "72".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1025
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: 37 mm x 147 mm x 18 mm