Cargo vessel; Oil tanker

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black, the main decks are very dark grey, and the superstructures are white. There is a short foredeck, beyond which is the a long, flat main deck with a pipeline, painted brown, running its entire length. Forward of amidships is the main superstructure incorporating the accommodation and bridge. There are a pair of lifeboats on the boat deck. Aft of the superstructure there are two tall ventilators and a single mast. The stern's superstructure incorporates a number of ventilators, a pair of lifeboats and a single funnel painted black with a broad white, horizontal band. The band has a red square at the front, a black square at the back and a black 'R' either side. On base of model '346'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1052
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: 20 x 138 x 18 mm