Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted light green with light brown boot topping along the waterline and a thin white line at deck level. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The split-level forward deck is fitted with a large single rigged mast with four derricks, two pairs of cargo cranes, all serving three grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with five pairs of lifeboats, four of which are double-banked, rigged to davits either side of a single tall circular funnels, painted a light yellow. There are three pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted light yellow at the base of the funnel and another four smaller ventilators surrounding a skylight towards the stern on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a single rigged mast with derricks and a pair of smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. There is an accommodation block with a pair of bridge wings at the rear which slightly overhang the counter. The number "100" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1039
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: 38 x 140 x 18 mm
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