Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. Waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with brick red at the waterline and a narrow white stripe running the entire length of the hull just below the bulwarks. The cargo decks are painted brown with light brown hatches and the fore, aft, and boat decks are painted green. The fore and aft cargo decks ecah have two hatches with derrick masts placed between them. The superstructure is placed amidships, painted white, and with a pilot house on the upper deck. The single funnel is painted black with a white square on either side. There are two lifeboats, painted blue with white tops, and two small boats, also painted blue, on the raised deck at the stern (one missing). On base of model: "501".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1097
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 mm x 75 mm x 11 mm