Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. Waterline model of a passenger/cargo vessel. The hull is painted pale grey with orange at the bow and stern waterline, and white upper parts. The superstructure is painted white and the decks are cream. There is a long foredeck with a small cargo hatch cover in the centre. On the forward cargo deck there is one large hatch served by a single derrick mast. The superstructure amidships is divided into two, the forward part incorporates a flying bridge, clad in wood and the after part has four boats on the boat deck and a single funnel painted black with a black, yellow and orange company crest with a 'V' either side. Between the two parts of the superstructure is a single hatch and derrick mast and there is the same configuration on the aft cargo deck. There are two lifeboats on the raised stern deck.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1141
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: 27 x 81 x 10 mm
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