Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted pale grey with brick red at the waterline and white upper parts. The decks are all painted mid-green and the cargo hatch covers are pale grey. There is a radar or radio mast located at the front of the foredeck and, aft of it, a small hatch. Abaft of the hatch, located on the main deck, is a pair of swivelling cranes, side by side, fixed to a lozenge-shaped platform which is raised above the main deck by a central pillar. There are a further two pairs of identical cranes on the main deck. The three port-side cranes are facing to stern, while the three starboard-side cranes are all faces forward. There are five pairs of hatches, the forward-most pair being narrower than the rest. Immediately abaft the first crane are the first two pairs if hatches, between these and the second pair of hatches is the second pair of cranes. Between the fourth and fifth pairs of hatches is the third crane. The superstructure is located at the stern, white painted and is box-like in shape. The bridge occupies the entire upper deck and is surmounted by a tall radar mast. Aft of the mast is a single elliptical funnel, pain painted yellow. There are two lifeboats on davits either side of the funnel. At the rear of the port and starboard quarters of the superstructure, there are two small cranes.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1038
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 138 x 21 mm
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