Passenger vessel
Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger vessel. The hull is painted black with a pinkish red boot topping along the waterline. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The forward deck is fitted with a large mast with a lookout half-way up. There is also two pairs of small cargo cranes serving two grey covered cargo hatches located just forward of the separate bridge structure. The central accommodation superstructure is fitted with six pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a tall oval-shaped funnel, painted a light yellow together with four engine room ventilator cowlings. There is a separate accommodation block, surrounding the base of the mizzen mast, which is fitted with a pair of lifeboats in davits and a pair of cranes serving three grey covered cargo hatches. At the stern, there is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits, together with another pair of cranes serving a single grey covered hatch. The number "53" is written on the underside of the hull.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA1050 |
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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: 38 x 140 x 15 mm |