Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with brick red at the waterline and a narrow white stripe below the bulwarks running the entire length of the hull. The cargo decks are painted dark grey with mid-grey hatch covers. The foredeck, aft deck, bridge and upper deck, and boat deck are painted a buff colour. The foredeck has a pair of derricks mounted on it. The forward cargo deck has two hatches with a derrick mast between them and a pair of derricks at the rear of the deck. The aft cargo deck has three hatches inline served by a derrick mast and two smaller derricks. The boat deck has two pairs of lifeboats and a single funnel painted ochre with a black top. Directly forward of the funnel is a row of three derricks. The promenade decks run the length of the superstructure. On base of model '518'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1057
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 137 x 18 mm