Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with brick red at the waterline. The decks are painted brown with mid-grey cargo hatch covers, apart from the foredeck and boat deck which are off-white. The foredeck has anchor cable gear. The forward cargo deck has two hatches, the rearmost one the larger of the two, with a derrick mast between them. The main cargo hatch has a single hatch served by a derrick mast in front of it. Between the cargo decks, is the main accommodation superstructure with an open bridge atop. The raised boat deck at the stern has three lifeboats stowed (and possibly a fourth which is detached). In front of this deck is a single, tall, funnel, painted black with a broad white horizontal stripe. On base of model "524".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1132
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: 17 x 55 x 9 mm