Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black, with brick red decks and mid-grey cargo hatch covers. All the upper decks are painted a pale buff colour. Abaft of the foredeck, the fore cargo deck has two hatches served by two pairs of derricks and also a derrick mast between them. Abaft of this is the main superstructure incorporating the bridge. Between the superstructure and the raised midship deck is a small cargo deck with a single hatch served by a pair of derricks. The raised midship deck houses a nest of four lifeboats and in the centre of them, a single mast, painted red with a black top and two narrow, horizontal black stripes. The aft cargo deck incorporates a further two hatches served by two pairs of derricks and also a derrick mast between them. The raised stern deck has a pair of rudimentary bridge wings. On base of model "392".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1027
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: 29 x 120 x 16 mm