Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. Waterline model of a paddle wheel passenger vessel. The hull is painted black with brick-red at the waterline. The decks and upper parts of the paddle boxes are painted cream. There is a small crane at the bow and a pair of ventilators aft of it. Also on the foredeck, there is a tall foremast and an aperture for access to the hatch in the deck below. The sides of the paddle boxes are painted white and the paddles themselves are red. There is a bridge connecting the two paddle boxes, complete with pilot house and navigation lights. Forward of the bridge is a single funnel, painted white with a black top. Toward the aft there is a main mast, two skylights and six lifeboats on davits. On base of model: "432".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1144
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 72 x 17 mm
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