Passenger vessel
Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger vessel. The hull is painted black with light brown boot topping along the waterline. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The split-level forward deck is fitted with a large single mast rigged with five derricks serving two grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with seven pairs of lifeboats double-banked and rigged to davits, either side of a pair of tall oval-shaped funnels, painted a light yellow with a green band at the top. There are three pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings, painted a light yellow, surrounding the base of the funnels, and three smaller ventilators, light brown in colour, around a large skylight towards the stern on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a tall mast together with a pair of tall thin ventilators just forward of a decked accommodation block, on top of which is fitted four lifeboats rigged in davits. There is also a raised poop deck fitted with four lifeboats rigged in davits. The number "51" is written on the underside of the hull.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA1047 |
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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: 43 x 140 x 15 mm |