Cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with brick red at the waterline. The cargo decks are painted brown and the foredeck and aft deck is white. The vessel is a three island configuration. There are two hatches on the forward cargo deck with a derrick mast between them. The aft cargo deck has a single hatch with a derrick mast in front of it and two derricks aft of it. Between the cargo decks is the central superstructure, painted white. The bridge is clad in wood and surmounted by a small observation area. There is a single funnel, painted black, with a wide white horizontal band. There are a pair of ventilators either side of the funnel and two lifeboats aft of it. Inscribed on the base of model is "522".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1137
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: 16 x 68 x 9 mm