Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger vessel. The hull is painted black with brick red at the waterline and a fine white stripe above running the entire length of the vessel, and white upperparts. The decks are painted a uniform cream. The long foredeck includes a wave deflector, cargo hatch cover, and foremast.

The long, low superstructure is painted white with a promenade deck. The front elevation is slightly convex. The boat deck above the promenade deck has a skylight placed forward and aft of this is a bridge house with bridge wings and pilot house atop. Aft of the bridge house are four pairs of lifeboats, on the port and starboard sides, stowed on davits and painted white with pale grey covers. Between the boats are a number of brown-painted ventilators, and two funnels painted ochre with black tops. The aft deck has a very small hatch, mainmast, raised boats deck with a pair of boats stowed on davits, and four unidentified square items.

On base of model: "409".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1093
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: 36 x 98 x 11 mm