Cargo vessel
Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted grey with brick red at the waterline and white bulwarks. The decks are painted mid-brown with two large pale grey cargo hatches. The foredeck has a single centrally placed derrick. The forward cargo deck has a single large hatch served by the foredeck derrick and by a derrick aft of it, mounted on a raised rectangular platform. Aft of this platform, the main cargo deck has a single, larger, hatch, served by the platform-mounted derrick and by a derrick aft of it, also platform-mounted. The superstructure is placed at the stern and is painted white. It has at the front of its upper deck a prominent, trapezium-shaped frame, the purpose of which is unknown. Aft of it is a single funnel, painted red, with a black top. The bridge wings have red and green navigation lights and, aft of them, a pair of lifeboats stowed on davits. On base of model "511" (or "115").
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA1103 |
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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: 20 x 74 x 12 mm |